Intradural Extramedullary Spinal Inflammatory Myofibroblastic Tumor: Case Report and Literature Review
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عنوان ژورنال: American Journal of Clinical Pathology
سال: 2014
ISSN: 1943-7722,0002-9173
DOI: 10.1093/ajcp/142.suppl1.255