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Focal encephalitis mimicking malignant lymphoma of the central nervous system

M. HIGUCHI, S. HIRAGA, K. AOZASA Departments of Neurosurgery and; Pathology, Osaka University Medical School, Osaka, Japan
Pages 437-442 | Published online: 06 Jul 2009

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