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Kurnukhina M.Yu.

Pavlov First St. Petersburg State Medical University

Cherebillo V.Yu.

Pavlov First St. Petersburg State Medical University

Gavrilov G.V.

Pavlov First St. Petersburg State Medical University

Grachev V.A.

Pavlov First St. Petersburg State Medical University

Sellar collision tumors: difficulties of preoperative neuroimaging and selection of surgical approach. Case reports and literature review

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Kurnukhina M.Yu., Cherebillo V.Yu., Gavrilov G.V., Grachev V.A.

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Journal: Burdenko's Journal of Neurosurgery. 2025;89(3): 75‑82

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Kurnukhina MYu, Cherebillo VYu, Gavrilov GV, Grachev VA. Sellar collision tumors: difficulties of preoperative neuroimaging and selection of surgical approach. Case reports and literature review. Burdenko's Journal of Neurosurgery. 2025;89(3):75‑82. (In Russ., In Engl.)
https://doi.org/10.17116/neiro20258903175

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