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Paraneoplastic motor neuropathy and inflammatory myopathy associated with nasopharyngeal carcinoma

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  1. University Department of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, 4/F Professorial Block, Queen Mary Hospital, Pokfulam Road, Hong Kong, SAR, China

    K. H. Chan, R. T. F. Cheung, S. L. Ho & W. Mak

  2. Department of Pathology, Queen Mary Hospital, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China

    S. Y. Leung

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Chan, K.H., Leung, S.Y., Cheung, R.T.F. et al. Paraneoplastic motor neuropathy and inflammatory myopathy associated with nasopharyngeal carcinoma. J Neurooncol 81, 93–96 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11060-006-9204-3

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