Pilomyxoid astrocytoma in an elderly patient: a case report and review of literature.
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R Amita1, S Sandhyamani1, Suresh Nair2, TR Kapilamoorthy3, 1 Department of Pathology, Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India 2 Department of Neurosurgery, Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India 3 Department of Imaging Sciences and Interventional Radiology, Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Neurology India
دوره 62 5 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2014