Seminars in Oncology
Volume 31, Issue 5 , Pages 676-683 , October 2004

Clinical management of primary central nervous system germ cell tumors

  • Masao Matsutani

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurosurgery, Saitama Medical School, Saitama, Japan.
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests to Masao Matsutani, MD, DMSci, Department of Neurosurgery, Saitama Medical School, Morohongo 38, Moroyamamachi, Irumagun, Saitama, Japan 350-0495.

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doi: 10.1053/j.seminoncol.2004.07.010

Seminars in Oncology
Volume 31, Issue 5 , Pages 676-683 , October 2004

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