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Isolated intracranial juvenile xanthogranuloma. A report of two cases and review of the literature

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  1. Pathology Department, Hospital Universitario Infantil Niño Jesús, Av de Menéndez Pelayo, 65, 28009, Madrid, Spain

    Liliana Pagura & Inmaculada de Prada

  2. Radiology Department, Hospital Universitario Infantil Niño Jesús, Av de Menéndez Pelayo, 65, 28009, Madrid, Spain

    Miguel Angel López-Pino

  3. Urology Department, Hospital Universitario de Móstoles, Rio Jucar S/N, 28935, Móstoles, Spain

    Juan Gabriel Huertas

  4. Neurosurgery Department, Hospital Universitario Infantil Niño Jesús, Av de Menéndez Pelayo, 65, 28009, Madrid, Spain

    Francisco Villarejo

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Pagura, L., de Prada, I., López-Pino, M.A. et al. Isolated intracranial juvenile xanthogranuloma. A report of two cases and review of the literature. Childs Nerv Syst 31, 493–498 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00381-014-2567-4

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