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Letter to the Editor

Letter to the editor: late recovery of stereotactic radiosurgery induced perilesional edema of an arteriovenous malformation after Bevacizumab treatment

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Received 19 May 2023, Accepted 20 Jun 2023, Published online: 04 Jul 2023

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