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Freiburg Neuropathology Case Conference: An Infant with a Supratentorial Mass Lesion

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  1. Department of Neuroradiology, Medical Centre—University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany

    C.A. Taschner, H. Urbach & K. Lutz

  2. Department of Neuropathology, Medical Centre—University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany

    D. Erny & M. Prinz

  3. Department of Neurosurgery, Medical Centre—University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany

    M.J. Shah

  4. Department of Pediatrics, Medical Centre—University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany

    M. Eckenweiler

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Taschner, C., Erny, D., Shah, M. et al. Freiburg Neuropathology Case Conference: An Infant with a Supratentorial Mass Lesion. Clin Neuroradiol 25, 211–217 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00062-015-0400-4

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