Kaposi's sarcoma after allogeneic bone marrow transplantation

Bone Marrow Transplantation

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 629-631

  Erer, B ^a   Angelucci, E ^a   Muretto, P ^a   Ripalti, M ^a   Rapa, S ^a   Gaziev, D ^a   Baronciani, D ^a  

^a SAN SALVATORE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

BMT; Kaposi's sarcoma; Thalassemia

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALLOGENIC BONE MARROW TRANSPLANTATION; ARTICLE; BLOOD DISEASE; CASE REPORT; GRAFT VERSUS HOST REACTION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; KAPOSI SARCOMA; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN DISEASE;

EID: 0030942848     PISSN: 02683369     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.bmt.1700703     Document Type: Article

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