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Letter to the Editor

Hodgkin lymphoma presenting with paraneoplastic myasthenia: a case report

Laura NanniInstitute of Hematology “L. e A. Seràgnoli”, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy;
,
Alessandro BroccoliInstitute of Hematology “L. e A. Seràgnoli”, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy;
,
Cristina NanniPoliclinico S.Orsola-Malpighi, UO Nuclear Medicine, Bologna, Italy
,
Lisa ArgnaniInstitute of Hematology “L. e A. Seràgnoli”, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy;
,
Michele CavoInstitute of Hematology “L. e A. Seràgnoli”, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy;
&
Pier Luigi ZinzaniInstitute of Hematology “L. e A. Seràgnoli”, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy; Correspondence[email protected]
Pages 2990-2993 | Received 29 Dec 2017, Accepted 10 Feb 2018, Published online: 04 Apr 2018

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