Fatal rupture of the spleen caused by infiltration of T-cell lymphoma

Annals of Hematology

Volumn 79, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 158-160

  Schiodt I ^a,c   Duun, E ^a   Fischer, T K ^b   Christiansen, A P ^b   Ralfkiaer, E ^a  

^a GENTOFTE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b St Elisabeth Hospital   (Denmark)

^c Rigshospitalet   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Immunohistochemistry; Splenic rupture; T cell lymphoma

Indexed keywords

ACUTE LEUKEMIA; ADULT; ARTICLE; B LYMPHOCYTE; CANCER INFILTRATION; CASE REPORT; CHRONIC LEUKEMIA; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; HODGKIN DISEASE; HUMAN; MALE; MYCOSIS FUNGOIDES; NONHODGKIN LYMPHOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPLEEN RUPTURE; T CELL LYMPHOMA;

EID: 0034035402     PISSN: 09395555     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002770050572     Document Type: Article

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