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Atypical Location of Intracranial Germinoma: A Case Report

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  1. University Department of Pediatrics, Hematology-Oncology, CHR Citadelle, Boulevard du Douzième de Ligne, 1, 4000, Liège, Belgium

    C. Piette MD, PhD & C. Hoyoux MD

  2. Department of Neurosurgery, CHR Citadelle, Liège, Belgium

    O. Luckers MD

  3. Department of Radiology, CHR Citadelle, Liège, Belgium

    M. Tebache MD

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Piette, C., Hoyoux, C., Luckers, O. et al. Atypical Location of Intracranial Germinoma: A Case Report. Clin Neuroradiol 25, 79–82 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00062-013-0274-2

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