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World J Gastroenterol. Aug 28, 2009; 15(32): 4009-4015
Published online Aug 28, 2009. doi: 10.3748/wjg.15.4009
Splenectomy with chemotherapy vs surgery alone as initial treatment for splenic marginal zone lymphoma
Rajko Milosevic, Milena Todorovic, Bela Balint, Miodrag Jevtic, Miodrag Krstic, Elizabeta Ristanovic, Nebojsa Antonijevic, Mirjana Pavlovic, Maja Perunicic, Milan Petrovic, Biljana Mihaljevic
Rajko Milosevic, Milena Todorovic, Miodrag Krstic, Nebojsa Antonijevic, Maja Perunicic, Milan Petrovic, Biljana Mihaljevic, Clinical Center of Serbia, 11 000 Belgrade, Serbia
Milena Todorovic, Miodrag Krstic, Milan Petrovic, Biljana Mihaljevic, Medical School, Belgrade University, 11 000 Belgrade, Serbia
Bela Balint, Miodrag Jevtic, Elizabeta Ristanovic, Military Medical Academy, 11 000 Belgrade, Serbia
Bela Balint, Institute for Medical Research, Belgrade University, 11 000 Belgrade, Serbia
Mirjana Pavlovic, Charles Smith College of Science, FAU, 33 431, Boca Raton, Fl, United States
Author contributions: Milosevic R collected the data and designed the research with Todorovic M, Balint B and Mihaljevic B; Jevtic M, Krstic M, Ristanovic E and Antonijevic N provided vital reagents and edited the manuscript; Todorovic M, Balint B and Petrovic M analyzed the data; Perunicic M performed the pathohistological analysis; and Milosevic R, Todorovic M, Balint B and Pavlovic M wrote the manuscript.
Correspondence to: Milena Todorovic, Assistant Professor, MD, PhD, Institute of Hematology, Clinical Center of Serbia, 11 000 Belgrade, Serbia. bb.lena@gmail.com
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Received: June 1, 2009
Revised: July 10, 2009
Accepted: July 17, 2009
Published online: August 28, 2009
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