Extranodal Non-Hodgkin's lymphomas - A retrospective review of clinico-pathologic features and outcomes in comparison with nodal Non-Hodgkin's lymphomas

Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 453-458

  Lal, Amar ^a   Bhurgri, Yasmin ^a,b   Vaziri, Irfan ^a   Rizvi, Nida B ^a   Sadaf, Aliyah ^a   Sartajuddin, Saba ^a   Islam, Mohammed ^a   Kumar, Pawan ^a   Adil, Salman ^a   Kakepoto, Ghulam Nabi ^a   Masood, Nehal ^a   Khurshed, Mohammed ^a   Alidina, Amyn ^a  

^a AGA KHAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Pakistan)

^b Karachi Cancer Registry ^*  (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Extranodal NHL; Karachi; Nodal NHL; Non Hodgkin's Lymphoma (NHL); Pakistan

Indexed keywords

EID: 67650872968     PISSN: 15137368     EISSN: 2476762X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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