Endothelial damage of the internal carotid artery after chemoradiotherapy of the neck for a Hodgkin lymphoma

Thromb Haemost 2007; 97(02): 315-316
DOI: 10.1160/TH06-10-0557

Case Report

Schattauer GmbH

Authors

Marcello Di Nisio

¹Department of Medicine and Aging, School of Medicine, and Aging Research Center, Ce.S.I., “Gabriele D’Annunzio” University Foundation, Chieti-Pescara, Italy
Marcel Soesan

²Department of Internal Medicine and Medical Oncology, Slotervaart Hospital, Amsterdam The Netherlands
Hans-Martin Otten

³Department of Internal Medicine, Slotervaart Hospital, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

⁴Department of Medical Oncology, Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

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