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Papillary glioneuronal tumor (PGNT) is a benign (WHO grade I), relatively circumscribed, biphasic cerebral neoplasm occurring predominantly in the temporal lobe; it most commonly affects young adults.
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Rivera-Zengotita, M., Illner, A., Adesina, A.M. (2016). Papillary Glioneuronal Tumor. In: Adesina, A., Tihan, T., Fuller, C., Poussaint, T. (eds) Atlas of Pediatric Brain Tumors. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-33432-5_21
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