International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology Extra
Volume 3, Issue 2 , Pages 85-89 , March 2008

Precursor B-cell lymphoblastic lymphoma presenting as a malignant ear tumour in a five-month-old child

  • Gábor Katona

      Affiliations

    • Department of Otorhinolaryngology & Bronchology, Heim Pal Hospital for Sick Children, Budapest, Hungary
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author.
    • ,
  • Zsuzsanna Csákányi

      Affiliations

    • Department of Otorhinolaryngology & Bronchology, Heim Pal Hospital for Sick Children, Budapest, Hungary
    • ,
  • Gábor Kovács

      Affiliations

    • Department of Haematology, 2nd Department of Pediatrics, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary

Received 13 August 2007 ,Revised 21 November 2007 ,Accepted 21 November 2007.

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PII: S1871-4048(07)00091-3

doi: 10.1016/j.pedex.2007.11.003

International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology Extra
Volume 3, Issue 2 , Pages 85-89 , March 2008

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