Meningioma of the pineal region: A surgical series of 10 cases

Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 85, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 586-590

  Konovalov, Alexander Nikolaevich ^a   Spallone, Aldo ^a,b   Pitzkhelauri, David Iraklevich ^a  

^a BURDENKO NEUROSURGICAL INSTITUTE   (Russian Federation)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

Author keywords

computerized tomography; meningioma; microsurgical treatment; pineal region; vein of Galen occlusion

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER SURGERY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MALE; MENINGIOMA; MICROSURGERY; PINEAL BODY TUMOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

EID: 0029791579     PISSN: 00223085     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/jns.1996.85.4.0586     Document Type: Article

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