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We describe long term management of a cystic midbrain intrinsic tumour by CT-guided aspiration.
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Akhtar, N., Lewis, T.T. Management of midbrain cyst with repeated CT guided aspiration. Neuroradiology 36, 642–643 (1994). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00600430
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00600430