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An Intracranial Leiomyosarcoma in a Child with Neurofibromatosis Type 1

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 December 2014

Sumit Jhas ,
Lowell Henriques ,
Cynthia Hawkins ,
Eric Bouffet  and
James T. Rutka
Sumit Jhas
Affiliation:
Department of Surgery, Division of Neurosurgery, The Hospital for Sick Children, The University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Lowell Henriques
Affiliation:
Department of Surgery, Division of Neurosurgery, The Hospital for Sick Children, The University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Cynthia Hawkins
Affiliation:
Department of Surgery, Division of Neurosurgery, The Hospital for Sick Children, The University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Eric Bouffet
Affiliation:
Department of Surgery, Division of Neurosurgery, The Hospital for Sick Children, The University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
James T. Rutka*
Affiliation:
Department of Surgery, Division of Neurosurgery, The Hospital for Sick Children, The University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
*
The Hospital for Sick Children, Department of Surgery, Division of Neurosurgery, Suite 1503, 555 University Avenue, Toronto, Ontario, M5G 1X8, Canada
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Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences , Volume 36 , Issue 4 , July 2009 , pp. 491 - 495
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