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. 1989 Aug 1;141(3):223–225.

Intraspinal epidermoid tumour: late complication of lumbar puncture.

D J Gardner 1, A M O'Gorman 1, J E Blundell 1
PMCID: PMC1269411  PMID: 2752348

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