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A large temporal arteriovenous malformation with expansion of the middle fossa is described. This previously unreported association is discussed in relation to the possible aetiology.
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Thakkar, C.H., Wylie, I.G. & Kingsley, D.P.E. Arteriovenous malformation with middle cranial fossa expansion a previously unrecorded association. Neuroradiology 23, 49–51 (1982). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00399706
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00399706