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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Indian J Med Paediatr Oncol 2005; 26(04): 68-70
DOI: 10.1055/s-0041-1733137
Case Report

Spontaneous Splenic Rupture- A Rare Initial Manifestation of Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia

M Narang
Department of Medicine,Vardhman Mahavir Medical College and Safdarjang Hospital,New Delhi-110029, India
,
Sunita,
S Saluja
Department of Medicine,Vardhman Mahavir Medical College and Safdarjang Hospital,New Delhi-110029, India
,
S Bhasin
Department of Medicine,Vardhman Mahavir Medical College and Safdarjang Hospital,New Delhi-110029, India
,
M Sharma
Department of Medicine,Vardhman Mahavir Medical College and Safdarjang Hospital,New Delhi-110029, India
,
DK Gupta
Department of Medicine,Vardhman Mahavir Medical College and Safdarjang Hospital,New Delhi-110029, India
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