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Correspondence

Papillary tumour of the pineal region: cytological features and implications for intraoperative diagnosis

Rajmohan Murali *Cancer Institute New South Wales, and Tissue Pathology and Diagnostic Oncology, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, SydneyCorrespondence[email protected]
,
Bernd W. Scheithauer ∥Division of Anatomic Pathology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, USA
,
Raymond W. Chaseling †Department of Surgery, Children's Hospital Westmead, Sydney
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Brian K. Owler ‡Department of Surgery, Westmead Hospital, Sydney
&
Thomas Ng §Department of Tissue Pathology, Institute of Clinical Pathology and Medical Research, Westmead Hospital, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Pages 474-479 | Published online: 15 Jul 2010

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