Giant lymph node hyperplasia of the mediastinum and refractory anaemia.
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Giant lymph node hyperplasia of the mediastinum and refractory anaemia.
An example is described of the syndrome of refractory anaemia in association with the plasma cell variant of giant lymph node hyperplasia of the mediastinum; the anaemia responded to removal of the lymphoid mass. The entity of giant lymph node hyperplasia is discussed and its relationship to the haematological syndrome is considered.
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Clinical Pathology
سال: 1978
ISSN: 0021-9746
DOI: 10.1136/jcp.31.8.757