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Development of Kaposi’s sarcoma after complete remission of multicentric Castlemans disease with rituximab therapy in a HHV8-positive, HIV-negative patient

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  1. Radiation Oncology Service, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia

    Alastair B. Law & Gail Ryan

  2. Pathology Service, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia

    Stephen Lade

  3. Haematology Service, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia

    H. Miles Prince

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Law, A.B., Ryan, G., Lade, S. et al. Development of Kaposi’s sarcoma after complete remission of multicentric Castlemans disease with rituximab therapy in a HHV8-positive, HIV-negative patient. Int J Hematol 91, 347–348 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12185-010-0497-9

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