Cranial cystic epidermoid: Report of two cases and review of the literature

Australasian Radiology

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 434-436

  Gupta, V K ^a   Khandelwal, N ^a   Gupta, S K ^a   Ramzan, A U ^a   Kak, V K ^a  

^a POSTGRADUATE INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH   (India)

Author keywords

computerized tomography; epidermoid tumour; intracranial neoplasm; magnetic resonance imaging

Indexed keywords

GADOLINIUM PENTETATE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN TUMOR; CASE REPORT; EPIDERMOID TUMOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0030512184     PISSN: 00048461     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1673.1996.tb00442.x     Document Type: Article

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