Silico-Tuberculosis Mimicking Malignancy

Ragavi Elango; Ashwin Kailash; Ghanshyam Verma; Prasana Rudhramoorty

doi:10.7759/cureus.65411

journal article Jul 26, 2024

Silico-Tuberculosis Mimicking Malignancy

Ragavi Elango Ashwin Kailash Ghanshyam Verma Prasana Rudhramoorty

Cureus · Springer Science and Business Media LLC

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