Seminars in Diagnostic Pathology
Volume 20, Issue 2 , Pages 121-127 , May 2003

Splenic marginal zone lymphoma

  • Ahmet Dogan, MD, PhD, MRCPath

      Affiliations

    • Department of Histopathology, University College London, London, United Kingdom
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests to Ahmet Dogan, MD, PhD, MRCPath, Department of Histopathology, Royal Free and University College Medical School, UCL Hospitals, Rockefeller Building, University St, London WC1E 6JJ, United Kingdom
    • ,
  • Peter G Isaacson, MB ChB, DM, DSc (FRCPath)

      Affiliations

    • Department of Histopathology, University College London, London, United Kingdom

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doi: 10.1016/S0740-2570(03)00012-1

Seminars in Diagnostic Pathology
Volume 20, Issue 2 , Pages 121-127 , May 2003

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