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Letter to the editor of Acta Neurochirurgica: case of an isolated intracranial juvenile xanthogranuloma in a 34-year-old man

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The content of this manuscript, in part or in full, has not been published or is being considered for publication elsewhere in any form. The authors would like to disclose financial support received from the Christopher Family Foundation that funded research fellow Jacquelyn P. Hill. The authors would like to thank Dr. Ewa Borys, MD, from Loyola University’s Department of Pathology, for her assistance in identifying the pathology of the granuloma.

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  1. Department of Neurological Surgery, Loyola University Chicago, Health Sciences Campus, Stritch School of Medicine, 2160 S. 1st Avenue, Maywood, IL, 60153, USA

    Trevor M. Axelrod, Jacquelyn P. Hill & Douglas E. Anderson

  2. Department of Pathology, NorthShore University Health System, Evanston, IL, USA

    John M. Lee

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Axelrod, T.M., Lee, J.M., Hill, J.P. et al. Letter to the editor of Acta Neurochirurgica: case of an isolated intracranial juvenile xanthogranuloma in a 34-year-old man. Acta Neurochir 157, 1369–1370 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00701-015-2490-9

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