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Pineal Cystic Germinoma with Syncytiotrophoblastic Giant Cells Mimicking MR Imaging Findings of a Pineal Cyst
Yoshiko Hayashida, Toshinori Hirai, Yukunori Korogi, Masato Kochi, Noriko Maruyama, Masayuki Yamura and Yasuyuki Yamashita
American Journal of Neuroradiology October 2004, 25 (9) 1538-1540;
Yoshiko Hayashida
Toshinori Hirai
Yukunori Korogi
Masato Kochi
Noriko Maruyama
Masayuki Yamura
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Yoshiko Hayashida, Toshinori Hirai, Yukunori Korogi, Masato Kochi, Noriko Maruyama, Masayuki Yamura, Yasuyuki Yamashita
American Journal of Neuroradiology Oct 2004, 25 (9) 1538-1540;
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