Neuromuscular Disorders
Volume 19, Issue 12 , Pages 856-859 , December 2009

Myopathy secondary to intravascular large B-cell lymphoma

  • C. Marini-Bettolo

      Affiliations

    • Division of Clinical Neurosciences, Imperial College London, UK
    • Department of Neurological Sciences, University of Rome “Sapienza”, Italy
    • ,
  • R. Lane

      Affiliations

    • Division of Clinical Neurosciences, Imperial College London, UK
    • ,
  • P. Charles

      Affiliations

    • Kennedy Institute of Rheumatology, Imperial College London, UK
    • ,
  • K. Naresh

      Affiliations

    • Department of Histopathology, Imperial College London, UK
    • ,
  • R. Nicholas

      Affiliations

    • Division of Clinical Neurosciences, Imperial College London, UK
    • ,
  • P. Singh

      Affiliations

    • Division of Clinical Neurosciences, Imperial College London, UK
    • ,
  • A. Cohen

      Affiliations

    • Division of Clinical Neurosciences, Imperial College London, UK
    • ,
  • P. Mackie

      Affiliations

    • Department of Haematology, Heatherwood and Wexham Park Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, UK
    • ,
  • F. Roncaroli

      Affiliations

    • Division of Clinical Neurosciences, Imperial College London, UK
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Address: Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Division of Neuroscience and Mental Health, Imperial College London, Charing Cross Campus, St. Dunstans Road, London W6 8RP, UK. Tel.: +44 (0) 20 8846 7178; fax: +44 (0) 20 8846 7794.

Received 2 July 2009 ,Revised 3 September 2009 ,Accepted 7 September 2009.

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doi: 10.1016/j.nmd.2009.09.003

Neuromuscular Disorders
Volume 19, Issue 12 , Pages 856-859 , December 2009

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