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Acta Neurochirurgica

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01-07-2011 | Letter to the editor

Paradoxical fluorescence after administration of 5-aminolevulinic acid for resection of a cerebral melanoma metastasis

Authors: Philippe Schucht, Jürgen Beck, Istvan Vajtai, Andreas Raabe

Published in: Acta Neurochirurgica | Issue 7/2011

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Title: Paradoxical fluorescence after administration of 5-aminolevulinic acid for resection of a cerebral melanoma metastasis
Authors: Philippe Schucht
Jürgen Beck
Istvan Vajtai
Andreas Raabe
Publication date: 01-07-2011
Publisher: Springer Vienna
Published in: Acta Neurochirurgica / Issue 7/2011
Print ISSN: 0001-6268
Electronic ISSN: 0942-0940
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00701-011-0991-8

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