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Case Report

REGRESSION OF PRIMARY CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM GERMINOMA AFTER DEXAMETHASONE ADMINISTRATION: A Case Report

Stephanie J. SiNeural Tumors Program, Children's Center for Cancer and Blood Diseases, Childrens Hospital Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA
, BS,
Soumen KhatuaNeural Tumors Program, Children's Center for Cancer and Blood Diseases, Childrens Hospital Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USACorrespondence[email protected]
, MD,
Girish DhallNeural Tumors Program, Children's Center for Cancer and Blood Diseases, Childrens Hospital Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA
, MD,
Marvin D. NelsonDepartment of Radiology, Childrens Hospital Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA
, MD,
Ignacio Gonzalez-GomezDepartment of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Childrens Hospital Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA
, MD &
Jonathan L. FinlayNeural Tumors Program, Children's Center for Cancer and Blood Diseases, Childrens Hospital Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA
, MBChB
Pages 237-243 | Received 10 Apr 2009, Accepted 03 Dec 2009, Published online: 05 Apr 2010

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