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01-06-2020 | Lymphoma | Case Report

Monomorphic Epitheliotropic Intestinal T Cell Lymphoma of the Appendix: a Case Report and Review of Literature

Authors: Giorgio Soardo, Viviana Castaldo, Debora Donnini, Alessandro Uzzau, Stefano Pizzolitto, Leonardo A. Sechi

Published in: Journal of Gastrointestinal Cancer | Issue 2/2020

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Monomorphic epitheliotropic intestinal T cell lymphoma (MEITL) is a primary intestinal T cell lymphoma which, according to the 2016 WHO classification, is not associated with celiac disease and which arises from intestinal intraepithelial lymphocytes [1]. …

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Title: Monomorphic Epitheliotropic Intestinal T Cell Lymphoma of the Appendix: a Case Report and Review of Literature
Authors: Giorgio Soardo
Viviana Castaldo
Debora Donnini
Alessandro Uzzau
Stefano Pizzolitto
Leonardo A. Sechi
Publication date: 01-06-2020
Publisher: Springer US
Keywords: Lymphoma
Diarrhea
Ascites
Diarrhea
Abdominal Pain
Published in: Journal of Gastrointestinal Cancer / Issue 2/2020
Print ISSN: 1941-6628
Electronic ISSN: 1941-6636
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s12029-020-00363-6

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