Intrinsic tumors of the insula: A prospective surgical study of 30 patients

Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 85, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 263-271

  Zentner, Josef ^a   Meyer, Bernhard ^a   Stangl, Armin ^a   Schramm, Johannes ^a  

^a University School of Medicine   (Germany)

Author keywords

brain neoplasm; glioma; insula; microsurgery

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN TUMOR; CANCER GRADING; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; GLIOMA; HEMISPHERE; HUMAN; INSULA; MALE; MICROSURGERY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SURGICAL APPROACH; TUMOR RECURRENCE;

EID: 0030056402     PISSN: 00223085     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/jns.1996.85.2.0263     Document Type: Article

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