An aggressive extranodal NK-cell lymphoma arising from indolent NK-cell lymphoproliferative disorder

American Journal of Surgical Pathology

Volumn 29, Issue 11, 2005, Pages 1540-1543

  Huang, Qin ^a   Chang, Karen L ^a   Gaal, Karl K ^a   Weiss, Lawrence M ^a  

^a CITY OF HOPE NATIONAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Aggressive NK cell lymphoma; Indolent NK cell; Lymphomatous transformation; Lymphoproliferative disorder

Indexed keywords

GENOMIC DNA;

AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOPHENOTYPING; LYMPHOMA; LYMPHOPROLIFERATIVE DISEASE; MALE; MALIGNANT TRANSFORMATION; NATURAL KILLER CELL; NATURAL KILLER CELL LYMPHOMA; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; T CELL LYMPHOMA; T LYMPHOCYTE SUBPOPULATION; TUMOR CLASSIFICATION;

AGED; ANTINEOPLASTIC COMBINED CHEMOTHERAPY PROTOCOLS; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; DISEASE PROGRESSION; DOXORUBICIN; FATAL OUTCOME; GUILLAIN-BARRE SYNDROME; HUMANS; KILLER CELLS, NATURAL; LYMPHOMA, LARGE-CELL, DIFFUSE; LYMPHOPROLIFERATIVE DISORDERS; MALE; PREDNISONE; RESPIRATORY INSUFFICIENCY; VINCRISTINE;

EID: 27244447467     PISSN: 01475185     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.pas.0000168510.54867.9a     Document Type: Article

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