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Highly atypical lymphoid proliferation after COVID-19 vaccine, with spontaneous regression

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The data that support the findings of this study are available on request from the corresponding author, [JL]. The data are not publicly available due to their containing information that could compromise the privacy of patient.

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Acknowledge the participants for their continual support for this case report.

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  1. Department of Haematology, North Shore Hospital, 124 Shakespeare Road, Takapuna, 0620, Auckland, New Zealand

    Jian Li & Merit Hanna

  2. Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Auckland City Hospital, Auckland, New Zealand

    Anna Ruskova

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JL planned and wrote drafted manuscript, AR reviewed flowcytometry findings and manuscript, MH reviewed morphology findings andmanuscript.

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Li, J., Ruskova, A. & Hanna, M. Highly atypical lymphoid proliferation after COVID-19 vaccine, with spontaneous regression. J Hematopathol (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12308-024-00587-6

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