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Germinoma in a 16-month old baby: A case report with brief review of the literature

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  1. Department of Neurosurgery, King Faisal University Dammam, Saudi Arabia

    A. Ammar M.D.

  2. Department of Radiology, King Faisal University Dammam, Saudi Arabia

    H. Al-Majid

  3. Department of Pathology CMMS, King Faisal University Dammam, Saudi Arabia

    M. K. Kutty

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Ammar, A., Al-Majid, H. & Kutty, M.K. Germinoma in a 16-month old baby: A case report with brief review of the literature. Acta neurochir 110, 189–192 (1991). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01400690

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