Long term survival after treatment of disseminated T cell lymphoma presenting with tracheal obstruction in a patient with coeliac disease.
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A 46 year old man with coeliac disease and upper airway obstruction was thought to have undifferentiated carcinoma of the trachea. Subsequent immunohistological examination showed that the neoplasm was a T cell lymphoma. He had combination chemotherapy and is alive and well seven years after diagnosis.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Thorax
دوره 44 6 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1989