Thoracic Epidural Angiolipoma —Case Report—
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Radical excision combined with instrumented fixation in the management of thoracic epidural angiolipoma: a case report
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عنوان ژورنال: Neurologia medico-chirurgica
سال: 1993
ISSN: 0470-8105,1349-8029
DOI: 10.2176/nmc.33.316