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Letter to the Editor

Diffuse large B-cell lymphoma developing following treatment of Waldenstrom's macroglobulinaemia: Spontaneous resolution upon cessation of fludarabine

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Pages 1638-1640 | Received 07 Feb 2007, Accepted 02 May 2007, Published online: 01 Jul 2009

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