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Regression of B-Cell Lymphoma of the Liver with Hepatitis C Virus Infection After Treatment with Pegylated Interferon-α and Ribavirin

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  1. Digestive Disease Center, The Tazuke Kofukai Medical Research Institute, Kitano Hospital, 2-4-20 Ohgimach, Kita-ku, Osaka, 530-8480, Japan

    Yayoi Oda, Tadayuki Kou, Masaki Watanabe, Yojiro Sakuma, Nori Taguchi, Yoko Kato, Yasushi Kudo, Atsushi Yamauchi, Yasushi Sugiura, Shinya Ohashi, Masanori Asada, Toyokazu Fukunaga, Kiyotaka Kawaguchi, Hiroaki Ito & Shujiro Yazumi

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Oda, Y., Kou, T., Watanabe, M. et al. Regression of B-Cell Lymphoma of the Liver with Hepatitis C Virus Infection After Treatment with Pegylated Interferon-α and Ribavirin. Dig Dis Sci 55, 1791–1793 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10620-009-0902-5

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