Mediastinal B-cell lymphoma: A study of its histomorphologic spectrum based on 109 cases

Human Pathology

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 178-187

  Paulli, Marco ^b   Sträter, Jörn ^b   Gianelli, Umberto ^b   Rousset, Marie Thérèse ^b   Gambacorta, Marcello ^b   Orlandi, Ester ^b   Klersy, Catherine ^b   Lavabre Bertrand, Thierry ^b   Morra, Enrica ^b   Manegold, Christian ^b   Lazzarino, Mario ^b   Magrini, Umberto ^b   Möller, Peter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULM   (Germany)

^b NONE

Author keywords

B cell lymphoma; Lymphoma classification; Lymphoma histomorphology; Mediastinal B cell lymphoma; Mediastinum; Thymus

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; B CELL LYMPHOMA; CANCER CLASSIFICATION; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDIASTINUM CANCER; PROGNOSIS; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TUMOR BIOPSY;

EID: 13044292639     PISSN: 00468177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0046-8177(99)90273-3     Document Type: Article

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