European Journal of Radiology
Volume 44, Issue 3 , Pages 228-231 , December 2002

Involvement of the thyroid and the salivary glands in childhood non-Hodgkin's lymphomas at initial diagnosis

  • Deniz Akata

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Hacettepe University School of Medicine, Sıhhiye, Ankara TR-06100, Turkey
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  • Okan Akhan

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Hacettepe University School of Medicine, Sıhhiye, Ankara TR-06100, Turkey
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +90-312-305-1188; fax: +90-312-311-2145
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  • Canan Akyüz

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatric Oncology, Hacettepe University School of Medicine, Sıhhiye, Ankara TR-06100, Turkey
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  • Mustafa N Özmen

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Hacettepe University School of Medicine, Sıhhiye, Ankara TR-06100, Turkey
    • ,
  • Bilgehan Yalcin

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatric Oncology, Hacettepe University School of Medicine, Sıhhiye, Ankara TR-06100, Turkey

Received 15 October 2001 ,Revised 3 January 2002 ,Accepted 7 January 2002.

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European Journal of Radiology
Volume 44, Issue 3 , Pages 228-231 , December 2002

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