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Case Report

Hepatosplenic Hodgkin lymphoma without lymphadenopathy following reversible methotrexate-associated lymphoproliferative disorder

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Pages 372-375 | Received 07 Aug 2014, Accepted 11 Oct 2014, Published online: 17 Nov 2014

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