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Giant congenital melanocytic nevus associated with cerebellar astrocytoma

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  1. Department of Neurosurgery, the First Affiliated Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, Liaoning, China

    Xin Wang, Peng Luo, Harumi Hanazawa, Jia Liu, Long Li, Minghao Wang & Zhitao Jing

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Wang, X., Luo, P., Hanazawa, H. et al. Giant congenital melanocytic nevus associated with cerebellar astrocytoma. Eur J Dermatol 28, 254–255 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1684/ejd.2018.3218

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