Epidermoid cyst of the cerebello-pontine-angle; A case report.
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عنوان ژورنال: Practica Oto-Rhino-Laryngologica
سال: 1990
ISSN: 1884-4545,0032-6313
DOI: 10.5631/jibirin.83.13