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Original Article

Thymic hyperplasia following chemotherapy in adults with lymphoma: 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography/computed tomography findings and correlation with T cell repopulation

Dao-Ping SunDepartment of Hematology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Jiangsu Province Hospital, Nanjing, China;Department of Hematology, Shandong Jining No. 1 People's Hospital, Jining, China
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Chong-Yang DingDepartment of Nuclear Medicine, the First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Jiangsu Province Hospital, Nanjing, China
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Li WangDepartment of Hematology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Jiangsu Province Hospital, Nanjing, China
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Jin-Hua LiangDepartment of Hematology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Jiangsu Province Hospital, Nanjing, China
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Lei FanDepartment of Hematology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Jiangsu Province Hospital, Nanjing, China
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Yu-Jie WuDepartment of Hematology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Jiangsu Province Hospital, Nanjing, China
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Tian TianDepartment of Hematology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Jiangsu Province Hospital, Nanjing, China
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Tian-Nv LiDepartment of Nuclear Medicine, the First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Jiangsu Province Hospital, Nanjing, China
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Wei XuDepartment of Hematology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Jiangsu Province Hospital, Nanjing, ChinaCorrespondence[email protected] [email protected]
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Jian-Yong LiDepartment of Hematology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Jiangsu Province Hospital, Nanjing, ChinaCorrespondence[email protected] [email protected]
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Pages 2344-2349 | Received 15 Sep 2014, Accepted 05 Nov 2014, Published online: 21 Jan 2015

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