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Gliomatosis cerebelli, an infantile cerebellar neoplasm that exhibited diffuse infiltration without forming a mass

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  1. Department of Neurosurgery, Yamagata University School of Medicine, Yamagata, Yamagata, Japan

    Kenichiro Matsuda, Kaori Sakurada, Shinya Sato & Takamasa Kayama

  2. Department of Human Pathology, Yamagata University School of Medicine, Yamagata, Yamagata, Japan

    Yoichi Nakazato

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Matsuda, K., Sakurada, K., Sato, S. et al. Gliomatosis cerebelli, an infantile cerebellar neoplasm that exhibited diffuse infiltration without forming a mass. Brain Tumor Pathol 30, 180–184 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10014-012-0121-1

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