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Clival chordoma in an infant.
AA Goel,TD Nadkarni,MV Kirtane +2 more
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An unusual case of clival chordoma seen in a 7 month 16 day old infant is presented and the literature on this subject, clinical course of such tumours and the management strategy in paediatric age group is reviewed.Abstract:
An unusual case of clival chordoma seen in a 7 month 16 day old infant is presented. The literature on this subject, clinical course of such tumours and the management strategy in paediatric age group is reviewed.read more
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