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Thromb Haemost 2007; 97(02): 315-316
DOI: 10.1160/TH06-10-0557
Case Report
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Endothelial damage of the internal carotid artery after chemoradiotherapy of the neck for a Hodgkin lymphoma

Marcello Di Nisio
1   Department of Medicine and Aging, School of Medicine, and Aging Research Center, Ce.S.I., “Gabriele D’Annunzio” University Foundation, Chieti-Pescara, Italy
,
Marcel Soesan
2   Department of Internal Medicine and Medical Oncology, Slotervaart Hospital, Amsterdam The Netherlands
,
Hans-Martin Otten
3   Department of Internal Medicine, Slotervaart Hospital, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
4   Department of Medical Oncology, Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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Received 03 October 2006

Accepted after resubmission 18 January 2006

Publication Date:
25 November 2017 (online)

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