Ulcerative colitis following diagnosis and successful cure of Hodgkin’s disease: description of a case
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Hodgkin's disease (HD) is a malignant neoplasm of lym-phoreticular cell origin, characterized by the presence of large mononucleated Hodgkin and giant multinucleated Reed-Sternberg cells [1]. Although it represents the most common subtype of malignant lymphoma in young people it has very
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