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Melanotic neuroectodermal tumour of infancy, a rare cause for a bump on the head

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  1. Department of Radiology, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa

    Jaishree Naidoo & Liezel Potgieter

  2. Department of Radiology, Red Cross War Memorial Hospital, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa

    Nicky Wieselthaler

  3. Department of Pathology, Red Cross War Memorial Hospital, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa

    Komala Pillay

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Naidoo, J., Potgieter, L., Wieselthaler, N. et al. Melanotic neuroectodermal tumour of infancy, a rare cause for a bump on the head. Childs Nerv Syst 29, 167–172 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00381-012-1940-4

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