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Spreading of struma ovarii tumour via a lumbo-peritoneal shunt: first case report and short review of the literature

Joseph FrantziasDepartment of Neurosurgery, King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK; Correspondence[email protected]
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Stavros PolyzoidisDepartment of Neurosurgery, AHEPA Hospital, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece
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Shobha RajagopalDepartment of Neurosurgery, King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK;
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Peter BullockDepartment of Neurosurgery, King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK;
Pages 658-660 | Received 02 Jul 2019, Accepted 07 Oct 2019, Published online: 20 Oct 2019

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