Seminars in Hematology
Volume 40, Issue 3 , Pages 233-243 , July 2003

γδT-cell lymphomas

  • Philippe Gaulard

      Affiliations

    • *Address correspondence to Philippe Gaulard, MD, Department of Pathology, Hôpital Henri Mondor, Créteil, France
    • Département de Pathologie and EA2348 CHU Henri Mondor, AP-HP, Créteil, France
    • ,
  • Karim Belhadj

      Affiliations

    • Service d’Hématologie Clinique, CHU Henri Mondor, AP-HP, Créteil, France
    • ,
  • Felix Reyes

      Affiliations

    • Service d’Hématologie Clinique, CHU Henri Mondor, AP-HP, Créteil, France

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