Cerebellar cryptococcoma simulating metastatic neoplasm.
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چکیده
MD, Neurosurgeon, Divisão de Neurocirurgia, Hospital Santa Teresa, Petrópolis RJ, Brazil; MD, Neurosurgeon, Serviço de Neurocirurgia, Hospital Público Municipal de Macaé, Macaé RJ, Brazil; MD, Neurosurgery Resident, Serviço de Neurocirurgia, Hospital Municipal Souza Aguiar, Rio de Janeiro, RJ Brazil; MD, Pathologist, Hospital da Beneficência Portuguesa de Campos dos Goytacazes, Campos dos Goytacazes RJ, Brazil; MD, Neurosurgeon, Hospital Vita, Volta Redonda RJ, Brazil; MD, Neurologist, Hospital Universitário Antônio Pedro, Niterói RJ, Brazil; MD, Chief Neurosurgeon, Serviço de Neurocirurgia, Hospital Municipal Souza Aguiar, Rio de Janeiro RJ, Brazil; MD, PhD, Chief Neurosurgeon, Serviço de Neurocirurgia, Hospital Universitário Gafreé e Guinle, Rio de Janeiro RJ, Brazil; MD, PhD, Neurosurgeon, Serviço de Neurocirurgia, Hospital Municipal Souza Aguiar, Rio de Janeiro RJ, Brazil.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Arquivos de neuro-psiquiatria
دوره 67 2A شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2009