A case report: Malignant transformation of a neurenteric cyst with intracranial metastases mimicking neurocysticercosis
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عنوان ژورنال: Interdisciplinary Neurosurgery
سال: 2021
ISSN: 2214-7519
DOI: 10.1016/j.inat.2021.101193