Primary intracranial germ cell tumors: a clinical analysis of 153 histologically verified cases
โ Scribed by Matsutani, Masao; Sano, Keiji; Takakura, Kintomo; Fujimaki, Takamitsu; Nakamura, Osamu; Funata, Nobuaki; Seto, Terukazu
- Book ID
- 125840553
- Publisher
- American Association of Neurological Surgeons
- Year
- 1997
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 258 KB
- Volume
- 86
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1933-0693
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