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PERIPHERAL LYMPHOCYTE COUNT IN UNTREATED NON-HODGKIN'S LYMPHOMA PATIENTS AND THEIR LYMPHOGRAPHIC FINDINGS

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The relation between grades of foaminess in lumbar, iliac and inguinal nodes on bipedal lymphograms, and peripheral lymphocyte counts was assessed in patients with untreated non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. The lymphocyte counts were widely distributed in and around the normal range in patient with normal lymphographic findings, but in patients with increased grades of foaminess they were depressed to a marked degree. The decrease in peripheral lymphocyte counts in patients revealing no pathological grades of foaminess may be caused by the occult abdominal non-Hodgkin's lymphoma or may suggest the impending extension of the disease in these nodal chains.

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How to Cite: Matsubara, S. , Suzuki, S. , Horiuchi, J. , Shibuya, H. , Maeda, M. & Miyamoto, H. (1980) “PERIPHERAL LYMPHOCYTE COUNT IN UNTREATED NON-HODGKIN'S LYMPHOMA PATIENTS AND THEIR LYMPHOGRAPHIC FINDINGS”, Lymphology. 13(4).