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Splenectomy and second malignancies in patients with Hodgkin lymphoma: is there a causal relationship?

Kailash MosalpuriaDivision of Oncology/Hematology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, USA
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Fausto Loberiza JrDivision of Oncology/Hematology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, USACorrespondence[email protected]
Pages 10-11 | Published online: 25 Jun 2014

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