DIFFUSE LARGE B-CELL LYMPHOMAPRESENTED AS BONE LESIONS.A STUDY OF 21 CASES AND REVIEW OF THE LITERATURE

I.V. Boulytcheva (1,2),M.D., PhD., C. Sciotto (2), M.D., PhD., Yu.N Soloviev (1), acad. of RAMS, N.E. Kushlinskii (1),corr. memb. of RAMS
1 -Federal State Budgetary Institution «The N.N. Blokhin Russian Cancer Research Center» of the Russian Academy of Medical Sciences, Moscow, Russian Federation;
2 -Penrose Hospital, Colorado, USA
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Diffuse large B-cell lymphoma is the most common lymphoma worldwide. Both morphologically and prognostically it represents a diverse spectrum of disease. Non-Hodgkin lymphoma of bone comprises approximately 7% of malignant bone tumors, 5% of extranodal lymphomas, and
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diffuse large B-cell lymphoma, bone involvement, immunohistochemistry, survival