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Tumors of the Spinal Cord and Intradural Space

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Tumors of the Brain and Spine

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  1. Laurence D. Rhines MD
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Editors and Affiliations

  1. The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, 1515 Holcombe Blvd., Unit 442, 77030-4009, Houston, TX, USA

    Franco DeMonte MD

  2. The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, 1515 Holcombe Blvd., Unit 431, 77030-4009, Houston, TX, USA

    Mark R. Gilbert MD

  3. The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, 1515 Holcombe Blvd., Unit 97, 77030-4009, Houston, TX, USA

    Anita Mahajan MD

  4. The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, 1515 Holcombe Blvd., Unit 442, 77030-4009, Houston, TX, USA

    Ian E. McCutcheon MD

  5. The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, 77030-4009, Houston, TX, USA

    Aman U. Buzdar MD

  6. The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, 77030-4009, Houston, TX, USA

    Ralph S. Freedman MD, PhD

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Rhines, L.D., Groves, M.D. (2007). Tumors of the Spinal Cord and Intradural Space. In: DeMonte, F., Gilbert, M.R., Mahajan, A., McCutcheon, I.E., Buzdar, A.U., Freedman, R.S. (eds) Tumors of the Brain and Spine. M. D. Anderson Cancer Care Series. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-29202-1_15

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