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1. Harrison’s Principles of Internal Medicine 17th edition

2. Non–AIDS-Defining Malignancies in HIV. Top HIV Med. 2008;16(4):117-121

3. Cheung MC, Pantanowitz L, Dezube BJ. AIDS-Related Malignancies: Emerging Challenges in the Era of Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy. The Oncologist 2005;10:412–426

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