Intraoperative squash cytology: accuracy and impact on immediate surgical management of central nervous system tumours

N. Krishnani, N. Kumari, S. Behari, C. Rana and P. Gupta 
Intraoperative squash cytology: diagnostic accuracy and its impact on immediate surgical management of central nervous system tumours

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