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LETTER TO THE EDITOR

Change of initial staging at early remission evaluation with FDG-PET/CT in Hodgkin lymphoma: A report of two cases

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Pages 526-528 | Received 22 Dec 2009, Accepted 14 Jan 2010, Published online: 16 Apr 2010

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