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Plasmablastic lymphoma of visceral cranium, cervix and thorax in an HIV-negative woman

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Masgala, A., Christopoulos, C., Giannakou, N. et al. Plasmablastic lymphoma of visceral cranium, cervix and thorax in an HIV-negative woman. Ann Hematol 86, 615–618 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00277-007-0280-z

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