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Research Article

Variant Richter's Syndrome: a Rare Case of Classical Hodgkin's Lymphoma Developing in a Patient with Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia Treated with Fludarabine

A. Nemets Department Hematology, Barzilai Medical Center Ashkelon, Affiliated to the Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Beer Sheva, Israel
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D. Ben Dor Department Hematology, Barzilai Medical Center Ashkelon, Affiliated to the Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Beer Sheva, Israel
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T. Barry Phenopath Laboratory, Seattle, WA, USA
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A. Ducach Department Hematology, Barzilai Medical Center Ashkelon, Affiliated to the Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Beer Sheva, Israel
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R. Blumental Department Hematology, Barzilai Medical Center Ashkelon, Affiliated to the Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Beer Sheva, Israel
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D. Ben Alon Department Hematology, Barzilai Medical Center Ashkelon, Affiliated to the Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Beer Sheva, Israel
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G. Lugassy Department Hematology, Barzilai Medical Center Ashkelon, Affiliated to the Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Beer Sheva, Israel
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Pages 2151-2154 | Published online: 05 Aug 2011

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