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Natural pregnancy after gross total resection of a large craniopharyngioma with hypothalamic involvement: a case report

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    Da Lin, Yang Yang & Zhongqing Zhou

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Lin, D., Yang, Y. & Zhou, Z. Natural pregnancy after gross total resection of a large craniopharyngioma with hypothalamic involvement: a case report. Acta Neurol Belg 122, 1641–1644 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13760-021-01773-4

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