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Letters to the Editor

Diffuse large B cell lymphoma: splenectomy as a cure for a spleen-limited disease

Leonid L. YavorkovskyOncology Division, Kaiser Permanente San Jose Medical Center, San Jose, CA, USACorrespondence[email protected]
Pages 3006-3009 | Received 27 May 2020, Accepted 19 Jun 2020, Published online: 09 Jul 2020

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