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Variation of meningioma in response to cyproterone acetate in a trans woman

Mirra BoerDepartment of Endocrinology, University Hospital Ghent, Ghent, BelgiumCorrespondence[email protected]
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Loes MoernautDepartment of Endocrinology, University Hospital Ghent, Ghent, Belgium
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Frank Van CalenberghDepartment of Neurosurgery, University Hospital Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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Bruno LapauwDepartment of Endocrinology, University Hospital Ghent, Ghent, Belgium
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Guy T'SjoenDepartment of Endocrinology, University Hospital Ghent, Ghent, Belgium
Pages 92-94 | Published online: 31 Jan 2018

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