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Research ArticleSpine Imaging and Spine Image-Guided Interventions

Malignant Melanotic Nerve Sheath Tumor

J.C. Benson, M.D. Marais, P.M. Flanigan, M. Bydon, C. Giannini, R.J. Spinner and A.L. Folpe
American Journal of Neuroradiology December 2022, 43 (12) 1696-1699; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3174/ajnr.A7691
J.C. Benson
aFrom the Department of Radiology (J.C.B., M.D.M.)
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M.D. Marais
aFrom the Department of Radiology (J.C.B., M.D.M.)
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P.M. Flanigan
bNeurologic Surgery (P.M.F., M.B.)
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M. Bydon
bNeurologic Surgery (P.M.F., M.B.)
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C. Giannini
cLaboratory Medicine and Pathology (C.G., R.J.S., A.L.F.), Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
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R.J. Spinner
cLaboratory Medicine and Pathology (C.G., R.J.S., A.L.F.), Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
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A.L. Folpe
cLaboratory Medicine and Pathology (C.G., R.J.S., A.L.F.), Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
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