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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · South Asian J Cancer 2013; 02(04): 231
DOI: 10.4103/2278-330X.119931
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Hemangioma calcificans: A rare entity with epileptogenic potential

Prithwijit Ghosh
NEON Lab, Institute of Post Graduate Medical Education and Research, Kolkata, West Bengal
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Kaushik Saha
Department of Pathology, Institute of Post Graduate Medical Education and Research, Kolkata, West Bengal
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