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Case Report

A case of rheumatoid arthritis with methotrexate related lymphoproliferative diseases of the knee

Asami AbeDepartment of Rheumatology, Niigata Rheumatic Center, Niigata, Japan and Correspondence[email protected]
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Kunihiko WakakiDepartment of Pathology, Niigata Prefectural Shibata Hospital, Niigata, Japan
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Hajime IshikawaDepartment of Rheumatology, Niigata Rheumatic Center, Niigata, Japan and
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Satoshi ItoDepartment of Rheumatology, Niigata Rheumatic Center, Niigata, Japan and
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Akira MurasawaDepartment of Rheumatology, Niigata Rheumatic Center, Niigata, Japan and
Pages 550-554 | Received 03 Aug 2015, Accepted 27 Oct 2015, Published online: 23 Dec 2015

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