Classical Hodgkin Lymphoma involving the central nervous system (brain) – an unusual presentation
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KEY CLINICAL MESSAGE Intracranial Hodgkin lymphoma (HL) is considered so atypical that an intracranial space-occupying lesion in a patient with known HL should be thoroughly investigated to rule out a second disease process.
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دوره 2 شماره
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تاریخ انتشار 2014