Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma in the elderly. I. Pathologic features at presentation.

doi:10.1002/1097-0142(19901101)66:9<1991::aid-cncr2820660924>3.0.co;2-4

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Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma in the elderly. I. Pathologic features at presentation.

Cancer - 1 Nov 1990

Carbone A, Volpe R, Gloghini A, Trovó M, Zagonel V, Tirelli U, Monfardini S

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The pathologic findings of 118 patients aged 70 years or older with non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (NHL) are reported. These patients formed 27.2% of 433 consecutive cases of NHL seen in a single institution over a 5-year period. Thirty-one of 433 NHL cases were histologically not classified, whereas the...

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Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Aging
Female
Humans
Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin
Male
Phenotype
Retrospective Studies

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