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Extraspinal sacrococcygeal ependymoma masquerading as sacrococcygeal teratoma in the pediatric patient

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  1. Pediatric Surgery, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, USA

    Ruchi Amin, Elizabeth Berdan & Sabina Siddiqui

  2. Pediatric Neurology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, USA

    Jeffrey Knipstein

  3. Pediatric Pathology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, USA

    Jason Jarzembowski

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Amin, R., Berdan, E., Knipstein, J. et al. Extraspinal sacrococcygeal ependymoma masquerading as sacrococcygeal teratoma in the pediatric patient. Pediatr Surg Int 34, 109–112 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00383-017-4214-0

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