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Resection of a Langerhans cell histiocytosis granuloma of the hypothalamus: case report

T. CZECH Departments of Neurosurgery, University ofVienna Medical School, Austria
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P. R. MAZAL Institute of Neurology, University of Vienna Medical School, Austria, Radiology, University ofVienna Medical School, Austria
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W. SCHIMA Clinical Pathology, University ofVienna Medical School, Austria
Pages 196-200 | Published online: 06 Jul 2009

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