Annals of Oncology 14:1163-1164, 2003
© 2003 European Society for Medical Oncology
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ESMO Minimum Clinical Recommendations for diagnosis, treatment and follow-up of newly diagnosed follicular lymphoma
Klinikum Grosshadern, Med. Klinik III, Hämatologie/Onkologie, München, Germany
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Follicular lymphomas present worldwide the second most frequent subtype of nodal lymphoid malignancies. The incidence of this disease has rapidly increased during recent decades and has risen from 56 cases/100 000/year during the 1950s to more than 1315 cases/100 000/year recently.
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Diagnosis should always be based on a surgical specimen/excisional lymph node biopsy providing enough material for fresh-frozen and formalin-fixed samples. To ensure
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