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Research Article

RETROPERITONEAL NEUROFIBROSARCOMA IN A PATIENT WITH NEUROFIBROMATOSIS 2: A CASE REPORT AND REVIEW OF THE LITERATURE

Yu Chen Department of Pathology, Long Island Jewish Medical Center, New Hyde Park, New York, USA
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Alan S. Diamond Department of Radiology, Long Island Jewish Medical Center, New Hyde Park, New York, USA
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Kirubahara R. Vaheesan Department of Radiology, Long Island Jewish Medical Center, New Hyde Park, New York, USA
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Steven Schneider Department of Neurosurgery, Long Island Jewish Medical Center, New Hyde Park, New York, USA
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Elsa Valderrama Department of Pathology, Long Island Jewish Medical Center, New Hyde Park, New York, USACorrespondence[email protected]
Pages 375-381 | Published online: 09 Jul 2009

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