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World J Gastroenterol. Mar 28, 2013; 19(12): 1992-1996
Published online Mar 28, 2013. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v19.i12.1992
Published online Mar 28, 2013. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v19.i12.1992
Usefulness of positron emission tomography in primary intestinal follicular lymphoma
Akira Tari, Masaki Kunihiro, Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, Hiroshima Red Cross Hospital and Atomic-Bomb Survivors Hospital, Hiroshima 734-8551, Japan
Hideki Asaoku, Department of Clinical Laboratory, Hiroshima Red Cross Hospital and Atomic-Bomb Survivors Hospital, Hiroshima 734-8551, Japan
Shinji Tanaka, Department of Endoscopy, Hiroshima University Hospital, Hiroshima 734-8551, Japan
Tadashi Yoshino, Department of Pathology, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama 700-8530, Japan
Author contributions: Tari A performed the endoscopic examination, diagnosed and decided treatment policy, analyzed the data and wrote the paper; Asaoku H performed the hematological examination, diagnosed and decided treatment policy; Kunihiro M performed the endoscopic examination and diagnosis; Tanaka S performed the double-balloon enteroscopy and diagnosis; and Yoshino T performed the pathological diagnosis.
Correspondence to: Dr. Akira Tari, Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, Hiroshima Red Cross Hospital and Atomic-Bomb Survivors Hospital, 1-9-6 Senda-machi, Naka-ku, Hiroshima 734-8551, Japan. stomach2@hiroshima-med.jrc.or.jp
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Received: November 20, 2012
Revised: December 25, 2012
Accepted: January 5, 2013
Published online: March 28, 2013
Revised: December 25, 2012
Accepted: January 5, 2013
Published online: March 28, 2013
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