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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Indian J Med Paediatr Oncol 2007; 28(04): 34-37
DOI: 10.1055/s-0041-1733242
Case Report

Primitive Neuroectodermal Tumour Presenting as Cauda Equina Syndrome

Jitendra K Sahu
Department of Paediatrics and Pathology, (AK Karak) All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
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Rachna Seth
Department of Paediatrics and Pathology, (AK Karak) All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
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AK Karak
Department of Paediatrics and Pathology, (AK Karak) All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
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V Thavaraj
Department of Paediatrics and Pathology, (AK Karak) All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
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SK Kabra
Department of Paediatrics and Pathology, (AK Karak) All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
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