Journal of the Chinese Medical Association
Volume 69, Issue 4 , Pages 169-174 , April 2006

Primary Cardiac Lymphoma

  • Shu-Ching Hsueh

      Affiliations

    • Division of Hematology/Oncology, Taipei, Department of Internal Medicine, Taiwan, R.O.C.
    • Department of Clinical Pathology, Taipei, Cheng-Hsin Rehabilitation and Medical Center, Taiwan, R.O.C.
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence to: Dr. Shu-Ching Hsueh, Division of Hematology/Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine and Clinical Pathology, Cheng-Hsin Rehabilitation and Medical Center, 45, Cheng-Hsin Street, Taipei 112, Taiwan, R.O.C.
    • ,
  • Ming-Teng Chung

      Affiliations

    • Department of Anatomic Pathology, Cheng-Hsin Rehabilitation and Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan, R.O.C.
    • ,
  • Richard Fang

      Affiliations

    • Division of Hematology/Oncology, Taipei, Department of Internal Medicine, Taiwan, R.O.C.
    • ,
  • Ming-Chon Hsiung

      Affiliations

    • Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan, R.O.C.
    • ,
  • Mason-Shing Young

      Affiliations

    • Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan, R.O.C.
    • ,
  • Hsu-Feng Lu

      Affiliations

    • Department of Clinical Pathology, Taipei, Cheng-Hsin Rehabilitation and Medical Center, Taiwan, R.O.C.

Received 9 June 2005 ,Accepted 5 January 2006.

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doi: 10.1016/S1726-4901(09)70200-X

Journal of the Chinese Medical Association
Volume 69, Issue 4 , Pages 169-174 , April 2006

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