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Percutaneous Onyx Embolization of Recurrent Cervical Nerve Root Hemangioblastoma

A Case Report and Review of the Literature

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  1. Department of Neurosurgery, Gangnam Severance Hospital, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea (Republic of)

    Kim Jae Ho & Cho Yong Eun

  2. Department of Radiology, Gangnam Severance Hospital, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea (Republic of)

    Joo Seung-Moon & Suh Sang Hyun

  3. Department of Neurosurgery, Chosun University Hospital, Chosun University College of Medicine, Gwangju, Korea (Republic of)

    Ha Sang Woo

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All authors contributed to the study conception and design. Material preparation, data collection and analysis were performed by Jae Ho Kim, Seung-Moon Joo, Yong Eun Cho, Sang Woo Ha, and Sang Hyun Suh. The first draft of the manuscript was written by Jae Ho Kim and all authors commented on previous versions of the manuscript. All authors read and approved the final manuscript.

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J.H. Kim, S.-M. Joo, Y.E. Cho, S.W. Ha and S.H. Suh declare that they have no competing interests.

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Kim, J.H., Joo, SM., Cho, Y.E. et al. Percutaneous Onyx Embolization of Recurrent Cervical Nerve Root Hemangioblastoma. Clin Neuroradiol 31, 1209–1213 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00062-021-01023-3

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