Chordoma of the lumbar L2 vertebra: case report and review of the literature
β Scribed by P. Manzone; N. Fiore; D. Forlino; M. Alcala; C. F. Cabrera
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 1998
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 659 KB
- Volume
- 7
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0940-6719
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