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Bilateral deafness in NK/T-cell lymphoma: EBV DNA prevailed over magnetic resonance imaging

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  1. Department of Medicine, Queen Mary Hospital, Professorial Block, Pokfulam Road, Hong Kong, China

    Ryan C. W. Ho & Yok-Lam Kwong

  2. Department of ENT, Queen Mary Hospital, Hong Kong, China

    Chun-To Poon, Birgitta Y. H. Wong & Joseph C. K. Chung

  3. Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Queen Mary Hospital, Hong Kong, China

    Edward Y. L. Chu

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Ryan C.W. Ho treated the patients and wrote and approved the manuscript. Chun-To Poon treated the patients and wrote and approved the manuscript. Birgitta Y.H. Wong treated the patients and wrote and approved the manuscript. Joseph C.K. Chung treated the patients and wrote and approved the manuscript. Edward Y.L. Chu treated the patients and wrote and approved the manuscript. Yok-Lam Kwong treated the patients and wrote and approved the manuscript.

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Ho, R.C.W., Poon, CT., Wong, B.Y.H. et al. Bilateral deafness in NK/T-cell lymphoma: EBV DNA prevailed over magnetic resonance imaging. Ann Hematol 101, 1853–1856 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00277-022-04846-3

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