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Case Report

Ventricular metastatic dissemination of a paediatric craniopharyngioma: case report and literature review

Nick Carleton-BlandChildren’s Brain Tumour Research Network (CBTRN), Royal Manchester Children’s Hospital, Manchester, UK;
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John-Paul KildayChildren’s Brain Tumour Research Network (CBTRN), Royal Manchester Children’s Hospital, Manchester, UK; ;The Centre for Paediatric, Teenage and Young Adult Cancer, Institute of Cancer Sciences, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK;
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Omar N. PathmanabanChildren’s Brain Tumour Research Network (CBTRN), Royal Manchester Children’s Hospital, Manchester, UK; ;Manchester Academic Health Sciences Centre, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
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Stavros StivarosChildren’s Brain Tumour Research Network (CBTRN), Royal Manchester Children’s Hospital, Manchester, UK; ;Manchester Academic Health Sciences Centre, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
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Anna KelseyChildren’s Brain Tumour Research Network (CBTRN), Royal Manchester Children’s Hospital, Manchester, UK;
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Ian D. Kamaly-AslChildren’s Brain Tumour Research Network (CBTRN), Royal Manchester Children’s Hospital, Manchester, UK; ;Manchester Academic Health Sciences Centre, University of Manchester, Manchester, UKCorrespondence[email protected]
Pages 474-477 | Received 11 Jul 2015, Accepted 03 Jan 2016, Published online: 16 Jun 2016

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