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. 1980 Jul;72(7):683–686.

Leukemoid Reaction in Pulmonary Carcinoma

Prakash R Dalal, Robert Rosenthal, Tapan K Sarkar
PMCID: PMC2552519  PMID: 7392086

Abstract

Leukemoid reaction with pulmonary carcinoma has been a rare observation. Three cases are presented in detail with possible mechanisms contributing to the production of a leukemoid blood picture.

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