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We sincerely thank Mr. Seddik Ouboulahcen and Miss Nada Mahfoud for their linguistic assistance.
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Tarik Mahfoud participated in the care of the patient and wrote the article. Rachid Tanz participated in the writing of article and validated the content. Mohamed Réda Khmamouche et Amina Mestari participated in the care of the patient. Mohamed Ichou and Hassan Errihani validated content and form of the article. All authors read and approved the final manuscript.
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Mahfoud, T., Tanz, R., Khmamouche, M.R. et al. Primary Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma of the Colon: A Case Report and Literature Review. J Gastrointest Canc 43, 619–621 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12029-012-9406-1
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