Critical role of multidimensional flow cytometry in detecting occult leptomeningeal disease in newly diagnosed aggressive B-cell lymphomas

Leukemia Research

Volumn 32, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 1196-1199

  Di Noto, R ^a   Scalia, G ^a   Abate, G ^a   Gorrese, M ^a   Pascariello, C ^a   Raia, M ^a   Morabito, P ^b   Capone, F ^b   Pardo, C Lo ^b   Mirabelli, P ^a   Mariotti, E ^a   Del Vecchio, L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^b CARDARELLI HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cerebrospinal fluid; Flow cytometry; Non Hodgkin lymphoma

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; B CELL LYMPHOMA; CANCER CELL; CANCER MORPHOLOGY; CANCER RISK; CELL INFILTRATION; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FLOW CYTOMETRY; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

CYTODIAGNOSIS; FLOW CYTOMETRY; HUMANS; LYMPHOMA, B-CELL; MENINGEAL NEOPLASMS;

EID: 42749087252     PISSN: 01452126     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.leukres.2007.12.016     Document Type: Article

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