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A coincidence or a rare occurrence? A case of plasmablastic lymphoma of the small intestines following infliximab treatment for Crohn’s disease

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  1. Department of Haematology, Tallaght Hospital, Tallaght, Dublin 24, Ireland

    Su Wai Maung, Ronan Desmond, Johnny McHugh & Helen Enright

  2. Cellular Pathology, Tallaght Hospital, Dublin, Ireland

    Michael Jeffers

  3. Gastroenterology, Tallaght Hospital, Dublin, Ireland

    Barbara Ryan

  4. Surgery, Tallaght Hospital, Dublin, Ireland

    Paul Neary

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Maung, S.W., Desmond, R., McHugh, J. et al. A coincidence or a rare occurrence? A case of plasmablastic lymphoma of the small intestines following infliximab treatment for Crohn’s disease. Ann Hematol 95, 149–150 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00277-015-2497-6

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