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A case of histologically proven skeletal metastases from pineoblastoma is presented. The primary tumor was initial1y treated by surgery and radiotherapy. To the best of our knowledge this is the third reported case of skeletal metastases arising from such primary tumor.
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Steiner, P., Wiegel, T., Carl, U.M. et al. Skeletal metastases from a pineoblastoma. Eur. Radiol. 4, 584–586 (1994). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00226836
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