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Letter to the Editor

Angioimmunoblastic T-cell lymphoma with an evolving Epstein Barr virus-positive diffuse large B-cell lymphoma with unusual clinical and pathologic findings

Rodrigo O. B. Maegawa Department of Medicine, St. Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital Center
,
Sajid Hussain Department of Medicine, St. Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital Center
,
Daniel C. Danila Lymphoma Service
,
Julie Teruya-Feldstein Immunohistochemistry Laboratory, Departments of Medicine and Pathology
,
Robert G. Maki Melanoma and Sarcoma Service, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA
&
Owen A. O'Connor Lymphoid Development and Malignancy Program, Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, NY, USACorrespondence[email protected]
Pages 2071-2074 | Received 01 Mar 2007, Accepted 19 Jul 2007, Published online: 01 Jul 2009

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