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Letter to the Editor

CD5-positive diffuse large B-cell lymphoma with an unusual phenotype: Cytoplasmic CD20 (+), surface CD20 (−)

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Pages 1415-1417 | Received 02 Oct 2005, Accepted 13 Jan 2006, Published online: 01 Jul 2009

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