A rare case of olfactory groove schwannoma.
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چکیده
Supervisor and Cerebrovascular Surgical Coordinator, Division of Neurological Surgery, University of São Paulo, School of Medicine, São Paulo SP, Brazil; Skull Base Surgical Coordinator, Division of Neurological Surgery, University of São Paulo, School of Medicine, São Paulo SP, Brazil; Assistant Professor, Department of Neurosurgery, Brain Research Institute, Nigata University, Nigata, Japan; Resident, Division of Neurological Surgery, University of São Paulo, School of Medicine, São Paulo SP, Brazil; Chairman, Department of Pathology, University of São Paulo, School of Medicine, São Paulo SP, Brazil; Chairman, Division of Neurological Surgery, University of São Paulo, School of Medicine, São Paulo SP, Brazil.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Arquivos de neuro-psiquiatria
دوره 67 2B شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2009