Endodermal sinus tumor of the pineal region. Metastases through a ventriculoperitoneal shunt
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عنوان ژورنال: Cancer
سال: 1984
ISSN: 0008-543X,1097-0142
DOI: 10.1002/1097-0142(19840901)54:5<903::aid-cncr2820540525>3.0.co;2-d