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ORIGINAL ARTICLES and LETTERS Solid Tumors

Successful Treatment of a Recurrent Choroid Plexus Carcinoma with Surgery Followed by High-Dose Chemotherapy and Stem Cell Rescue

Othman MoslehCorrespondence[email protected]
,
Uri TaboriNeuro-oncology Program, Division of Haematology-Oncology, The Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
,
Ute BartelsNeuro-oncology Program, Division of Haematology-Oncology, The Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
,
Annie HuangNeuro-oncology Program, Division of Haematology-Oncology, The Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
,
Tal SchechterBone Marrow Transplant Program, Division of Haematology-Oncology, The Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
&
Eric BouffetNeuro-oncology Program, Division of Haematology-Oncology, The Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
Pages 386-391 | Received 23 Oct 2012, Accepted 03 Dec 2012, Published online: 09 Jan 2013

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