Uncommon syndromes and treatment manifestations of malignancy: Case 3. Richter's syndrome heralded by refractory hypercalcemia

Journal of Clinical Oncology

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 170-172

  Freeman, Nancy J ^a   Holik, Debra ^a  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; HUMAN; HYPERCALCEMIA; LARGE CELL LYMPHOMA; LYMPHOCYTOMA; MALE; PATHOLOGY; SYNDROME;

AGED; HUMANS; HYPERCALCEMIA; LYMPHOMA, LARGE-CELL, DIFFUSE; LYMPHOMA, SMALL-CELL; MALE; SYNDROME; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 0037208637     PISSN: 0732183X     EISSN: 15277755     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1200/JCO.2003.21.1.166     Document Type: Article

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