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Extreme eosinophilia caused by interleukin-5-producing disseminated colon cancer

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The authors thank the staff of the Department of Hematology and Rheumatology, Tohoku University for helpful discussions.

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  1. Department of Hematology and Rheumatology, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, 1-1 Seiryo-cho, Aoba-ku, Sendai, Miyagi, 980-8574, Japan

    Hiroki Kato, Katsura Kohata, Joji Yamamoto, Satoshi Ichikawa, Kenichi Ishizawa & Hideo Harigae

  2. Department of Pathology, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, 1-1 Seiryo-cho, Aoba-ku, Sendai, Miyagi, 980-8574, Japan

    Mika Watanabe

  3. Department of Hematopathology, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, 1-1 Seiryo-cho, Aoba-ku, Sendai, Miyagi, 980-8574, Japan

    Ryo Ichinohasama

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Kato, H., Kohata, K., Yamamoto, J. et al. Extreme eosinophilia caused by interleukin-5-producing disseminated colon cancer. Int J Hematol 91, 328–330 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12185-010-0491-2

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