Prostatic involvement of a testicular lymphoma in a patient with myasthenia gravis on long-term azathioprine

Leukemia and Lymphoma

Volumn 43, Issue 12, 2002, Pages 2425-2426

  Barthelmes, L ^a   Thomas, K J ^a   Seale, J R C ^a  

^a YSBYTY GWYNEDD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Azathioprine; Myasthenia gravis; Non Hodgkin's lymphoma; Prostate; Testis

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; AZATHIOPRINE; CHOLINERGIC RECEPTOR ANTIBODY; CYANOCOBALAMIN; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; DOXORUBICIN; EDROPHONIUM CHLORIDE; PREDNISOLONE; PREDNISONE; PYRIDOSTIGMINE; STEROID; VINCRISTINE;

ADULT; ANEMIA; ARTICLE; B CELL LYMPHOMA; CANCER INFILTRATION; CASE REPORT; CYTOPENIA; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE SEVERITY; HUMAN; LARGE CELL LYMPHOMA; LONG TERM CARE; MALAISE; MALE; METASTASIS; MYASTHENIA GRAVIS; NONHODGKIN LYMPHOMA; ORCHITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE CANCER; TESTIS CANCER; BLADDER TUMOR; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; FATALITY; MIDDLE AGED; PROSTATE TUMOR; TESTIS TUMOR; TIME;

AZATHIOPRINE; FATAL OUTCOME; HUMANS; LYMPHOMA, B-CELL; LYMPHOMA, LARGE-CELL, DIFFUSE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYASTHENIA GRAVIS; PROSTATIC NEOPLASMS; TESTICULAR NEOPLASMS; TIME FACTORS; URINARY BLADDER NEOPLASMS;

EID: 0036891601     PISSN: 10428194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1042819021000040189     Document Type: Article

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