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Spirin D.S.

FGBU "NII neĭrokhirurgii im. akad. N.N. Burdenko" RAMN, Moskva

Kadasheva A.B.

FGBU "NII neĭrokhirurgii im. akad. N.N. Burdenko" RAMN, Moskva

Mikhalkova A.A.

FGBU "NII neĭrokhirurgii im. akad. N.N. Burdenko" RAMN, Moskva

Orbitosphenopetroclival meningeomas

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Spirin D.S., Kadasheva A.B., Mikhalkova A.A.

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Journal: Burdenko's Journal of Neurosurgery. 2013;77(5): 56‑65

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Spirin DS, Kadasheva AB, Mikhalkova AA. Orbitosphenopetroclival meningeomas. Burdenko's Journal of Neurosurgery. 2013;77(5):56‑65. (In Russ., In Engl.)

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