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Fatal chylous ascites, pericarditis and extensive venous thrombosis, due to an aggressive T cell non-Hodgkin lymphoma

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Ioannidou-Papagiannaki, E., Diamantidis, M.D., Livanis, I. et al. Fatal chylous ascites, pericarditis and extensive venous thrombosis, due to an aggressive T cell non-Hodgkin lymphoma. Ann Hematol 88, 371–373 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00277-008-0570-0

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