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Pilocytic astrocytoma with extensive psammomatous calcification in the lateral ventricle: a case report

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  2. Department of Neurosurgery, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea

    Hyung Jin Shin

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Kim, Y.E., Shin, H.J. & Suh, YL. Pilocytic astrocytoma with extensive psammomatous calcification in the lateral ventricle: a case report. Childs Nerv Syst 28, 649–652 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00381-011-1650-3

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