Epstein-Barr virus-associated inflammatory pseudotumor of the spleen: Report of two cases and review of the literature

Journal of Hematopathology

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 127-131

  Rosenbaum, Lizabeth ^a   Fekrazad, M Houman ^a   Rabinowitz, Ian ^a   Vasef, Mohammad A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Epstein Barr virus; Follicular dendritic cell; Splenic inflammatory pseudotumor

Indexed keywords

EID: 77956590658     PISSN: None     EISSN: 18655785     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12308-009-0030-3     Document Type: Article

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