Malignant lymphoma presenting as inflammation of unknown origin

Japanese Journal of Clinical Immunology

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 136-143

  Yamashita, Hiroyuki ^a   Takahashi, Yuko ^a   Kano, Toshikazu ^a   Kaneko, Hiroshi ^a   Mimori, Akio ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR GLOBAL HEALTH AND MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

18FDG (fluorodexyglucose) PET CT (positron emission tomography and computed tomography); fever of unknown origin (inflammation of unknown origin); Intravascular large B cell lymphoma; malignant lymphoma; random Skin Biopsy

Indexed keywords

EID: 84922686174     PISSN: 09114300     EISSN: 13497413     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2177/jsci.35.136     Document Type: Article

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