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  1. Neurochirurgische Klinik, Universitätskrankenhaus Eppendorf, Martinistrasse 52, 20246, Hamburg, Germany

    Manfred Westphal MD & Katrin Lamszus MD

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Westphal, M., Lamszus, K., Tonn, JC. (2006). Meningiomas and Meningeal Tumors. In: Tonn, JC., Grossman, S.A., Rutka, J.T., Westphal, M. (eds) Neuro-Oncology of CNS Tumors. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-31260-9_3

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