Clinical analysis of the prognostic value of ultrastructural abnormalities of plasma cells in patients with multiple myeloma

Ultrastructural Pathology

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 439-442

  Kurabayashi, Hitoshi ^a   Kubota, Kazuo ^a   Tamura, Jun'ichi ^b   Naruse, Takuji ^b   Murakami, Hirokazu ^c   Tsuchiya, Jun ^c  

^a GUNMA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^b GUNMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c GUNMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Multiple myeloma; Prognostic factor; Ultrastructure

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER SURVIVAL; CELL ULTRASTRUCTURE; CYTOPATHOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIPLE MYELOMA; PLASMA CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS;

EID: 0032417577     PISSN: 01913123     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/01913129809032279     Document Type: Article

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