Focal liver lesions in non-Hodgkin's lymphoma: Investigation of their prevalence, clinical significance and the role of Hepatitis C virus infection

European Journal of Cancer

Volumn 38, Issue 18, 2002, Pages 2382-2387

  Civardi, G ^a   Vallisa, D ^a   Berte R ^a   Lazzaro, A ^a   Moroni, C F ^a   Cavanna, L ^a  

^a Ospedale Civile   (Italy)

Author keywords

Hepatitis C virus; Liver tumours; Non Hodgkin's lymphoma; Ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LIVER BIOPSY; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; LIVER DISEASE; LIVER INJURY; LYMPHOMA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METASTASIS; NONHODGKIN LYMPHOMA; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

BIOPSY, NEEDLE; CARCINOMA, HEPATOCELLULAR; CYSTS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEMANGIOMA; HEPATITIS C, CHRONIC; HUMANS; LIVER DISEASES; LIVER NEOPLASMS; LYMPHOMA, NON-HODGKIN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 0036893628     PISSN: 09598049     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0959-8049(02)00481-1     Document Type: Article

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