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Blastic variant of mantle cell lymphoma occurring in immunosuppressed patients

Leukemia volume 16, pages 1888–1889 (2002)Cite this article

We read with interest the paper by Bernard et al1 reporting 33 patients with the blastic variant of mantle cell lymphoma. We note that none of the cases was reported as occurring in patients who were immunosuppressed and would like to report two cases of the blastic variant of mantle cell lymphoma which were both associated with significant background immunosuppression.

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Munro, L., Johnston, P., Goodlad, J. et al. Blastic variant of mantle cell lymphoma occurring in immunosuppressed patients. Leukemia 16, 1888–1889 (2002). https://doi.org/10.1038/sj.leu.2402627

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