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Regression of meningiomas after discontinuation of cyproterone acetate in a transsexual patient

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    Helene Cebula, Trang Q. Pham, Patrick Boyer & Sébastien Froelich

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Cebula, H., Pham, T.Q., Boyer, P. et al. Regression of meningiomas after discontinuation of cyproterone acetate in a transsexual patient. Acta Neurochir 152, 1955–1956 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00701-010-0787-2

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