Epidermoid cyst involving the brain stem

Acta Neurochirurgica

Volumn 142, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 97-100

  Kachhara, Rajneesh ^a   Bhattacharya, R N ^a   Radhakrishnan, V V ^a  

^a SREE CHITRA TIRUNAL INSTITUTE FOR MEDICAL SCIENCES AND TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Brain stem; Epidermoid cyst; Intrinsic brain stem masses

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN STEM TUMOR; CASE REPORT; EPIDERMOID CYST; HUMAN; MALE; PONS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0033983386     PISSN: 00016268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s007010050013     Document Type: Article

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