Correlation of endoscopic biopsy with tumor marker status in primary intracranial germ cell tumors
β Scribed by Neal Luther; Mark A. Edgar; Ira J. Dunkel; Mark M. Souweidane
- Book ID
- 106480519
- Publisher
- Springer US
- Year
- 2006
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 249 KB
- Volume
- 79
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0167-594X
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