Acoustic Neuroma (Vestibular Schwannoma): Growth and Surgical and Nonsurgical Consequences of the Wait-And-See Policy

Otolaryngology- Head and Neck Surgery

Volumn 113, Issue 1, 1995, Pages 5-14

  Charabi, Samih ^a   Thomsen, Jens ^a   Charabi, Birgitte ^a   Tos, Mirko ^a   Mantoni, Margit ^b   Bjarne, J⊘rgensen ^c   Gyldensted, Carsten ^d   Sven Erik, B⊘rgesen ^e  

^a Departments of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery   (United States)

^b Radiology and Ultrasound ^*  (Denmark)

^c GENTOFTE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^d Copenhagen University ^*  (Denmark)

^e AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC NEURINOMA; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER SURGERY; FEMALE; HEARING LOSS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NERVE COMPRESSION; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; SCHOOL CHILD; TUMOR GROWTH;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGE; NEUROMA, ACOUSTIC; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T; SURVIVAL RATE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0029014518     PISSN: 01945998     EISSN: 10976817     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0194-5998(95)70138-9     Document Type: Article

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