Conus medullaris ganglioneuroma with syringomyelia radiologically mimicking ependymoma: A case report

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عنوان ژورنال: Oncology Letters

سال: 2015

ISSN: 1792-1074,1792-1082

DOI: 10.3892/ol.2015.3815