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. 1972 Apr;25(4):294–300. doi: 10.1136/jcp.25.4.294

The diagnosis of Hodgkin's disease in surgically excised spleens

Geoffrey Farrer-Brown 1,2,3,4, M H Bennett 1,2,3,4, C V Harrison 1,2,3,4, Yvonne Millett 1,2,3,4, A M Jelliffe 1,2,3,4
PMCID: PMC477298  PMID: 4112880

Abstract

A series of 44 spleens removed from patients with Hodgkin's disease before treatment has been reviewed. The difficulties encountered in detecting foci of Hodgkin's tissue and the histological features and characteristics of early invasion are described.

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