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        <article-title xml:lang="en">A Rare Case of Pediatric Cervical Ganglioneuroblastoma: Diagnostic Challenges and Surgical Management</article-title>
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            <surname>Mughal</surname>
            <given-names>Ainulakbar</given-names>
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            <given-names>Moghira</given-names>
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            <surname>Amanullah</surname>
            <given-names>Fatima</given-names>
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            <surname>Jaskani</surname>
            <given-names>Maham</given-names>
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          <aff xml:lang="en">Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi</aff>
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            <given-names>Zahra</given-names>
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          <aff xml:lang="en">Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi</aff>
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