Giant Rathke cleft cyst.
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چکیده
The preoperative diagnosis for an unusual skull base lesion was chordoma. The combination of imaging, pathologic, and surgical findings suggests the diagnosis of Rathke cyst.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- AJNR. American journal of neuroradiology
دوره 15 3 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1994