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Frequent p53 mutations at dipyrimidine sites in patients with pyothorax-associated lymphoma.
Cancer research - 15 Mar 1998
Hongyo T, Kurooka M, Taniguchi E, Iuchi K, Nakajima Y, Aozasa K, Nomura T
Abstract excerpt
A high incidence of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma of the pleural cavity has developed in Japanese patients with long-standing pyothorax (38 years on average) resulting from artificial pneumothorax for the treatment of pulmonary tuberculosis or tuberculous pleuritis. Patients with pyothorax-associated lymphoma (PAL) have long been exposed to antituberculous drugs, antibiotics, bacterial or viral products, and frequent...
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