World Neurosurgery
Volume 73, Issue 1 , Pages 69-71 , January 2010

Madurella mycetoma—a rare case with cranial extension

  • Shradha Maheshwari, MBBS

      Affiliations

    • Departments of Neurosurgery
    • ,
  • Antonio Figueiredo, MBBS

      Affiliations

    • Departments of Neurosurgery
    • ,
  • Swati Narurkar, MD, DNB

      Affiliations

    • Histopathology, Lilavati Hospital and Research Center, Mumbai 400 050, India
    • ,
  • Atul Goel, MCh

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurosurgery, Seth G.S. Medical College and K.E.M. Hospital, Parel, Mumbai 400 012, India
    • Lilavati Hospital and Research Center, Mumbai 400 050, India
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Department of Neurosurgery, Seth G.S. Medical College and KEM Hospital, Parel, Mumbai 400 012, India. Tel.: +91 022 24129884x2001.

Received 28 December 2008 ,Accepted 11 June 2009.

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PII: S0090-3019(09)00519-9

doi: 10.1016/j.surneu.2009.06.014

World Neurosurgery
Volume 73, Issue 1 , Pages 69-71 , January 2010

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