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Letter to the Editor

Epstein–Barr virus-associated diffuse large B-cell lymphoma arising in atrial myxoma: a proposal for a modified therapeutic approach

Umit TapanSection of Hematology and Oncology, Evans Department of Medicine, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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J. Bruno PestanaMedical Oncology, Saint Anne's Hospital, Fall River, MA, USA
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John C. LeeDepartment of Pathology, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, USA
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Adam LernerSection of Hematology and Oncology, Evans Department of Medicine, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, USA;Department of Pathology, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, USA
Pages 505-507 | Received 15 Dec 2013, Accepted 24 Apr 2014, Published online: 27 Jun 2014

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