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01-03-2014 | Letter to the Editor

Primary hepatic lymphoma in a patient with chronic hepatitis B and C infection: diagnostic pitfalls and therapeutic challenge

Authors: Carlo Somaglino, Paolo Pramaggiore, Roberto Polastri

Published in: Updates in Surgery | Issue 1/2014

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Primary hepatic lymphoma (PHL) is a very rare malignancy and constitutes about 0.016 % of all cases of non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma [1]. Because of its rarity, the absence of specific clinical symptoms and imaging performance, the diagnosis of PHL is difficult and was often misdiagnosed as primary liver cancer or liver metastases [2]. …

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Title: Primary hepatic lymphoma in a patient with chronic hepatitis B and C infection: diagnostic pitfalls and therapeutic challenge
Authors: Carlo Somaglino
Paolo Pramaggiore
Roberto Polastri
Publication date: 01-03-2014
Publisher: Springer Milan
Published in: Updates in Surgery / Issue 1/2014
Print ISSN: 2038-131X
Electronic ISSN: 2038-3312
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s13304-013-0208-1

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