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Abrupt Regression of a Meningioma after Discontinuation of Cyproterone Treatment

A.M.G. Gonçalves, P. Page, V. Domigo, J.-F. Méder and C. Oppenheim
American Journal of Neuroradiology September 2010, 31 (8) 1504-1505; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3174/ajnr.A1978
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vol. 31 no. 8 1504-1505
DOI 
https://doi.org/10.3174/ajnr.A1978
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20053802

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American Journal of Neuroradiology
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0195-6108
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1936-959X
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  • Received August 13, 2009
  • Accepted after revision August 17, 2009
  • Published online September 10, 2010.

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  1. A.M.G. Gonçalvesa,
  2. P. Pageb,
  3. V. Domigoc,
  4. J.-F. Médera and
  5. C. Oppenheima
  1. aFrom the Departments of Neuroradiology (A.M.G.G., C.O., J.-F.M.)
  2. bNeurosurgery (P.P.)
  3. cNeurology (V.D.), Université Paris Descartes, Centre Hospitalier Sainte-Anne, Paris, France.
  1. Please address correspondence to Catherine Oppenheim, MD, PhD, Department of Neuroradiology, Université Paris Descartes, Centre Hospitalier Sainte-Anne, 1 rue Cabanis, 75674 Paris Cedex 14, France; e-mail: c.oppenheim{at}ch-sainte-anne.fr
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