Supratentorial ependymoma presenting as a cortical cyst with a mural nodule in an adult
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چکیده
Supratentorial ependymoma is a rare tumour in the adult central nervous system. We present an unusual case of supratentorial ependymoma in a young adult that presented as a pure cortical cyst with a mural nodule and discuss the differential diagnosis of such lesions in the brain.
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دوره 2015 شماره
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تاریخ انتشار 2015