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Hypothalamic Pilomyxoid Astrocytoma in a Child with Lipodystrophy

J.C. Benson, J. Trejo-Lopez, S.E. Bach, J. Schwartz, T.J. Kaufmann, L. Eckel and J. Guerin
American Journal of Neuroradiology August 2021, 42 (8) 1370-1374; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3174/ajnr.A7136
J.C. Benson
aDepartment of Radiology (J.C.B., T.J.K., L.E., J.G.), Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
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J. Trejo-Lopez
bDepartment of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology (J.T.-L.), Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
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S.E. Bach
cDepartment of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology (S.E.B.), OSF Healthcare, Peoria, Illinois
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dDepartments of Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine (J.S.), Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota.
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L. Eckel
aDepartment of Radiology (J.C.B., T.J.K., L.E., J.G.), Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
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