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An ependymoblastoma with widespread dissemination within the central nervous system of a stillborn, premature male infant is reported.
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Lorentzen, M., Hägerstrand, I. Congenital ependymoblastoma. Acta Neuropathol 49, 71–74 (1980). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00692223
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