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Primary intracranial germ cell tumor with five distinct histologic components and bilateral pulmonary metastasis—a rare case report

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  1. Department of Medicine, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan

    Chi-Yung Yeung

  2. Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan

    Chi-Yung Yeung

  3. Department of Pathology, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan

    Shih-Chieh Lin

  4. Division of Pediatric Neurosurgery, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan

    Hsin-Hung Chen & Yi-Yen Lee

  5. Neurological Institute, Taipei, Taiwan

    Hsin-Hung Chen & Yi-Yen Lee

  6. Department of Radiology, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan

    Feng-Chi Chang

  7. Division of Radiation Oncology, Department of Oncology, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan

    Yi-Wei Chen

  8. Faculty of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan

    Yi-Wei Chen

  9. No. 201, Sec. 2, Shipai Rd., Beitou District, Taipei City, Taiwan, 11217, Republic of China

    Yi-Wei Chen

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Yeung, CY., Lin, SC., Chen, HH. et al. Primary intracranial germ cell tumor with five distinct histologic components and bilateral pulmonary metastasis—a rare case report. Childs Nerv Syst 33, 21–23 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00381-016-3304-y

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