Giant cell ependymoma of the cervical spinal cord: case report and review of the literature
โ Scribed by Giuseppe M. V. Barbagallo; Rosario Caltabiano; Giuseppe Parisi; Vincenzo Albanese; Salvatore Lanzafame
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 2008
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 298 KB
- Volume
- 18
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0940-6719
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