B Lymphoblastic Lymphoma Presenting as a Tumor of the Nasopharynx in an Adult Patient

Head and Neck Pathology

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 318-323

  da Silva, Rodrigo Lopes ^a   Fernandes, Teresa ^a   Lopes, Alexandra ^b   Santos, Susana ^a   Mafra, Manuela ^b   Rodrigues, António Silva ^a   de Sousa, Aida Botelho ^a  

^a HOSPITAL DE SANTO ANTÓNIO DOS CAPUCHOS   (Portugal)

^b HOSPITAL DE SÃO JOSÉ   (Portugal)

Author keywords

B lymphoblastic lymphoma; Chemotherapy; Head and neck; Nasopharynx; Non Hodgkin lymphoma; Waldeye s ring

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT;

ACUTE LYMPHOBLASTIC LEUKEMIA; ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOPSY; CASE REPORT; HUMAN; MALE; NASOPHARYNX TUMOR; NONHODGKIN LYMPHOMA; PATHOLOGY; REMISSION;

ADULT; ANTINEOPLASTIC COMBINED CHEMOTHERAPY PROTOCOLS; BIOPSY; HUMANS; LYMPHOMA, NON-HODGKIN; MALE; NASOPHARYNGEAL NEOPLASMS; PRECURSOR CELL LYMPHOBLASTIC LEUKEMIA-LYMPHOMA; REMISSION INDUCTION;

EID: 78650051774     PISSN: 1936055X     EISSN: 19360568     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12105-010-0206-2     Document Type: Article

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