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    Ömer Yılmaz, Aynur Turan, Hasan Yiğit, Mahmut Duymuş & Uğur Koşar

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Yılmaz, Ö., Turan, A., Yiğit, H. et al. Case of pituicytoma in childhood. Childs Nerv Syst 28, 11–12 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00381-011-1634-3

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