Epithelioid glioblastoma, a newly described rare variant of common tumor describing immunohistochemical expression pattern

  • Rakesh Kumar Gupta G B Pant Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research, New Delhi -110002.
  • Neha Garg
  • Vineeta V Batra
  • Lalit Garg

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Author Biography

Rakesh Kumar Gupta, G B Pant Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research, New Delhi -110002.
Senior resident, Department of Pathology

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Published
2017-05-28
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