Bone marrow granulomas associated with chronic natural killer cell lymphocytosis

American Journal of Hematology

Volumn 54, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 258-262

  Tefferi, Ayalew ^a   Li, Chin Yang ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

granuloma; killer cells; lymphocytosis; natural

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BONE MARROW; BONE MARROW BIOPSY; CASE REPORT; GRANULOMA; HISTIOCYTE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; LYMPHOCYTOSIS; MALE; NATURAL KILLER CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AGED; BONE MARROW; CHRONIC DISEASE; GRANULOMA; HUMANS; KILLER CELLS, NATURAL; LYMPHOCYTOSIS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 0030992390     PISSN: 03618609     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1096-8652(199703)54:3<258::AID-AJH14>3.0.CO;2-9     Document Type: Article

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