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01-09-2012 | Letter to the Editors

Clinical and radiological response of leptomeningeal melanoma after whole brain radiotherapy and ipilimumab

Authors: I. Bot, C. U. Blank, D. Brandsma

Published in: Journal of Neurology | Issue 9/2012

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Title: Clinical and radiological response of leptomeningeal melanoma after whole brain radiotherapy and ipilimumab
Authors: I. Bot
C. U. Blank
D. Brandsma
Publication date: 01-09-2012
Publisher: Springer-Verlag
Published in: Journal of Neurology / Issue 9/2012
Print ISSN: 0340-5354
Electronic ISSN: 1432-1459
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00415-012-6488-4

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