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CaseReport Article

Case Report: A Preterm Infant with an Extradural Myxopapillary Ependymoma Component of a Teratoma and High Levels of α-Fetoprotein

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Pages 437-441 | Received 10 Nov 1997, Accepted 22 Dec 1997, Published online: 09 Jul 2009

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