Methotrexate-associated lymphoproliferative disorders occuring on and localized to the synovial membrane of the left knee joint—A case report

Methotrexate-associated lymphoproliferative disorders occuring on and localized to the synovial membrane of the left knee joint—A case report—

Published:2016 Issue:4 Volume:55 Page:250-255
ISSN:0387-1193
Container-title:The Journal of the Japanese Society of Clinical Cytology
language:en
Short-container-title:J. Jpn. Soc. Clin. Cytol

Author:

SATO Yumi¹,OCHIAI Hiromi¹,KOBAYASHI Yumiko¹,IZUMIDA Kaori¹,KURIHARA Atsuko²,WAKAKI Kunihiko¹

Affiliation:

1. Department of Pathology, Niigata Prefectural Shibata Hospital

2. Department of Pathology, Niigata Cancer Center Hospital

Publisher

The Japanese Society of Clinical Cytology

Link

https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/jjscc/55/4/55_250/_pdf

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