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Giant intradiploic epidermoid cysts of the skull. A report of eight cases

A. K. Jaiswal, A. K. Mahapatra Department of Neurosurgery, Neurosciences Centre, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi-110029, India
Pages 225-228 | Published online: 06 Jul 2009

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