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Cystic Posterior Fossa Tumor

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  1. Department of Neuroradiology, Medical Centre, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany

    Christian A. Taschner, H. Urbach & M. Jäger

  2. Department of Neuropathology, Medical Centre, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany

    S. Doostkam & M. Prinz

  3. Department of Neurosurgery, Medical Centre, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany

    J. M. Shah

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Taschner, C.A., Doostkam, S., Shah, J.M. et al. Freiburg Neuropathology Case Conference. Clin Neuroradiol 27, 393–398 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00062-017-0614-8

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