Extracavitary KSHV-positive solid lymphoma: A large B-cell lymphoma within the spectrum of primary effusion lymphoma

American Journal of Surgical Pathology

Volumn 37, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 1459-1461

  Carbone, Antonino ^a   Volpi, Chiara C ^b   Caccia, Dario ^c   Gualeni, Ambra V ^b   Cilia, Anna M ^a   Bongarzone, Italia ^c   Gloghini, Annunziata ^b  

^a CENTRO DI RIFERIMENTO ONCOLOGICO   (Italy)

^b Laboratory Medicine   (Italy)

^c NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLASSIFICATION; HERPES VIRUS INFECTION; HUMAN; HUMAN HERPESVIRUS 8; LARGE CELL LYMPHOMA; MALE; NOTE; PATHOLOGY; PRIMARY EFFUSION LYMPHOMA; COMPLICATION;

HERPESVIRIDAE INFECTIONS; HERPESVIRUS 8, HUMAN; HUMANS; LYMPHOMA, LARGE B-CELL, DIFFUSE; LYMPHOMA, PRIMARY EFFUSION; MALE;

EID: 84884523205     PISSN: 01475185     EISSN: 15320979     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PAS.0b013e31829caada     Document Type: Letter

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