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Very late relapse in diffuse large B-cell lymphoma represents clonally related disease and is marked by germinal center cell features
25 Mar 2003
Abstract excerpt
Patients with diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) rarely show relapse after 4 years of complete remission (CR). In this study, we addressed the following questions: (1) Does late-relapsing DLBCL represent clonally related disease or a second malignancy; and (2) is there a characteristic biologic background? In 10 of 13 DLBCL patients with relapse after 4 to 17 years, a clonal relationship was established based...
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