Spontaneous regression of primary breast lymphoma

Pathology International

Volumn 59, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 664-669

  Oya, Masafumi ^a   Hirahashi, Minako ^a,b   Ochi, Miho ^a   Hashimoto, Mitsunori ^a   Ohshima, Koichi ^c   Kikuchi, Masahiro ^d   Tsuneyoshi, Masazumi ^b  

^a ASO IIZUKA HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^b KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c KURUME UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^d Murakami Karindoh Hospital   (Japan)

Author keywords

Breast; Diffuse large B cell lymphoma; Malignant lymphoma; Non Hodgkin's lymphoma; Primary breast lymphoma; Spontaneous regression

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; B CELL LYMPHOMA; BREAST TUMOR; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; LARGE CELL LYMPHOMA; LYMPHOID CELL; MALIGNANT NEOPLASTIC DISEASE; MAMMOGRAPHY; NEEDLE BIOPSY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TUMOR GROWTH; TUMOR REGRESSION;

AGED; BIOPSY, NEEDLE; BREAST NEOPLASMS; DISEASE-FREE SURVIVAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; LYMPHOMA, B-CELL; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; NEOPLASM REGRESSION, SPONTANEOUS;

EID: 68949119554     PISSN: 13205463     EISSN: 14401827     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1827.2009.02424.x     Document Type: Article

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