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Burkitt-like post-transplant lymphoproliferative disorder (PTLD) presenting with breast mass in a renal transplant recipient: a report of a rare case

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  1. Department of Medicine, Tuen Mun Hospital, Tuen Mun, Hong Kong, China

    Man Fai Law, Hay Nun Chan, Ho Kei Lai, Chung Yin Ha, Celia Ng, Yiu Ming Yeung & Sze Fai Yip

  2. Department of Medicine and Therapeutics, Prince of Wales Hospital, Sha Tin, Hong Kong, China

    Man Fai Law

  3. Department of Pathology, Tuen Mun Hospital, Tuen Mun, Hong Kong, China

    Charlotte Leung

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Law, M.F., Chan, H.N., Leung, C. et al. Burkitt-like post-transplant lymphoproliferative disorder (PTLD) presenting with breast mass in a renal transplant recipient: a report of a rare case. Ann Hematol 93, 2083–2085 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00277-014-2094-0

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