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The “Mini Brain” Sign in a Case of Vertebral Hemangioma Mimicking Solitary Plasmacytoma of the Spine

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  1. Department of Neurosurgery, Centro Hospitalar de Lisboa Ocidental, Rua da Junqueira 126, 1349-019, Lisbon, Portugal

    Ding Zhang & João Paulo Andrade

  2. Department of Pathology, Centro Hospitalar de Lisboa Ocidental, Rua da Junqueira 126, 1349-019, Lisbon, Portugal

    João Cassis

  3. Department of Neuroradiology, Centro Hospitalar de Lisboa Ocidental, Rua da Junqueira 126, 1349-019, Lisbon, Portugal

    Pedro Soares

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Zhang, D., Andrade, J.P., Cassis, J. et al. The “Mini Brain” Sign in a Case of Vertebral Hemangioma Mimicking Solitary Plasmacytoma of the Spine. Clin Neuroradiol 30, 173–175 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00062-019-00788-y

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