Malignant glioneuronal tumor of the adult cerebrum with neuropil-like islands involving “proliferating nodules”: confirmatory report of an unusual variant (original) (raw)

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    Michael M. Reinert

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Vajtai, I., Reinert, M.M. Malignant glioneuronal tumor of the adult cerebrum with neuropil-like islands involving “proliferating nodules”: confirmatory report of an unusual variant.Acta Neuropathol 113, 711–713 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00401-007-0219-4

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