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Original article: Clinical

Randomized comparison of consolidation radiation versus observation in bulky Hodgkin's lymphoma with post-chemotherapy negative positron emission tomography scans

Marco Picardi Department of Biochemistry and Medical Biotechnology, Federico II University Medical School, Naples, Italy
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Amalia De Renzo Department of Biochemistry and Medical Biotechnology, Federico II University Medical School, Naples, Italy
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Fabrizio Pane Department of Biochemistry and Medical Biotechnology, Federico II University Medical School, Naples, Italy
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Emanuele Nicolai SDN, Istituto di Ricerca Diagnostica-Nucleare, Naples, Italy
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Roberto Pacelli Department of Biomorphological and Functional Sciences, Federico II University Medical School, Naples, Italy
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Marco Salvatore Department of Biomorphological and Functional Sciences, Federico II University Medical School, Naples, Italy
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Prof. Bruno Rotoli Department of Biochemistry and Medical Biotechnology, Federico II University Medical School, Naples, ItalyCorrespondence[email protected]
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Pages 1721-1727 | Received 21 Apr 2007, Accepted 06 Jul 2007, Published online: 01 Jul 2009

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