Splenic marginal zone cell lymphoma involving liver and bone marrow. Report of a case with protracted follow-up, showing progressive disappearance of the lymphoma after splenectomy

Haematologica

Volumn 81, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 44-46

  Rosso, Renato ^a   Castello, Alessandro ^a   Colosini, Giuseppe ^b   Astori, Cesare ^a   Lazzarino, Mario ^a   Magrini, Umberto ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

^b Cities   (Italy)

Author keywords

Low grade lymphoma; Spleen; Splenic marginal zone lymphoma

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BONE MARROW BIOPSY; CASE REPORT; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LIVER NODULE; LYMPHOCYTIC INFILTRATION; LYMPHOMA; MALE; SPLEEN TUMOR; SPLENECTOMY; SPLENOMEGALY;

ADULT; BONE MARROW DISEASES; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; LIVER DISEASES; LYMPHOMA; MALE; SPLENECTOMY; SPLENIC NEOPLASMS;

EID: 0030322380     PISSN: 03906078     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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