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Double Myxopapillary Ependymomas of the Filum Terminale

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 December 2014

Nancy McLaughlin ,
Marie-Christine Guiot  and
Line Jacques
Nancy McLaughlin
Affiliation:
Neuroscience Institute & Brain Tumor Center, John Wayne Cancer Institute at Saint John's Health Center, Santa Monica, California, USA Department of Neurosurgery, Montreal Neurological Hospital, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Marie-Christine Guiot
Affiliation:
Department of Pathology, Montreal Neurological Hospital, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Line Jacques*
Affiliation:
Department of Neurosurgery, Montreal Neurological Hospital, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
*
Montreal Neurological Hospital - McGill University, 3801 University Street, Montreal, Quebec, H3A 2B4, Canada
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Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences , Volume 38 , Issue 1 , January 2011 , pp. 151 - 154
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Copyright © Canadian Neurological Sciences Federation 2011

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