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Late development of splenic sarcoidosis-like lesions in a patient with metastatic melanoma and long-lasting clinical response to ipilimumab

Rikke AndersenCentre for Cancer Immune Therapy; Department of Haematology and Oncology; Herlev Hospital; University of Copenhagen; Denmark;Department of Oncology; Herlev Hospital; University of Copenhagen; Denmark
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Peter NørgaardDepartment of Pathology; Herlev Hospital; Denmark
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Mohamad Kadhem Mohamad Al-JailawiDepartment of Radiology; Herlev Hospital; Denmark
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Inge Marie SvaneCentre for Cancer Immune Therapy; Department of Haematology and Oncology; Herlev Hospital; University of Copenhagen; Denmark;Department of Oncology; Herlev Hospital; University of Copenhagen; DenmarkCorrespondence[email protected]
Article: e954506 | Received 27 May 2014, Accepted 18 Jul 2014, Published online: 29 Oct 2014

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