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01-06-2010 | Case Report
Regression of B-Cell Lymphoma of the Liver with Hepatitis C Virus Infection After Treatment with Pegylated Interferon-α and Ribavirin
Authors:
Yayoi Oda, Tadayuki Kou, Masaki Watanabe, Yojiro Sakuma, Nori Taguchi, Yoko Kato, Yasushi Kudo, Atsushi Yamauchi, Yasushi Sugiura, Shinya Ohashi, Masanori Asada, Toyokazu Fukunaga, Kiyotaka Kawaguchi, Hiroaki Ito, Takefumi Nakamura, Shujiro Yazumi
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Digestive Diseases and Sciences
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Issue 6/2010
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Excerpt
The pathogenesis of human B-cell lymphoma is not well understood, although some types of B-cell lymphoma seem to be related to infection with pathogens such as
Helicobacter pylori [
1]. Accumulating evidence reveals a high incidence of B-cell lymphoma in patients with hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection, suggesting a link between HCV infection and the development of B-cell lymphoma [
2‐
6]. …