Case reports Non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma arising in cryptogenic fibrosing alveolitis
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The case report is presented of a patient with longstanding cryptogenic fibrosing alveolitis who developed a high grade B cell non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma in an area of fibrosis. (Thorax 1998;53:228–229)
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Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma arising in cryptogenic fibrosing alveolitis.
The case report is presented of a patient with longstanding cryptogenic fibrosing alveolitis who developed a high grade B cell non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma in an area of fibrosis. (Thorax 1998;53:228–229)
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تاریخ انتشار 1998