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Pilocytic astrocytoma arising in a dermoid cyst of the ovary: a case presentation

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  1. Department of Pathology, Medical School, University of Ioannina, P.O. Box 9, 45002, Ioannina, Greece

    A. Skopelitou, M. Michail & D. Stefanou

  2. Department of Forensic Medicine, Medical School, University of Ioannina, 45110, Ioannina, Greece

    A. Mitselou

  3. Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, General Hospital of Arta, Arta, Greece

    V. Mitselos

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Skopelitou, A., Mitselou, A., Michail, M. et al. Pilocytic astrocytoma arising in a dermoid cyst of the ovary: a case presentation. Virchows Arch 440, 105–106 (2002). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00428-001-0546-0

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