Accidentally detected brain tumors: Clinical analysis of a series of 110 patients

Clinical Neurology and Neurosurgery

Volumn 98, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 171-175

  Kamiguchi, Hiroyuki ^a,b   Shiobara, Ryuzo ^a   Toya, Shigeo ^a  

^a KEIO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Accidental brain tumor; Acoustic neurinoma; Autopsy; Medical check up; Meningioma; Pituitary adenoma; Routine neuroradiological examination

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC NEURINOMA; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN METASTASIS; BRAIN TUMOR; FEMALE; GLIOMA; HUMAN; HYPOPHYSIS ADENOMA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENINGIOMA; NEURORADIOLOGY; PERIODIC MEDICAL EXAMINATION; SCHOOL CHILD;

EID: 0030152866     PISSN: 03038467     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0303-8467(96)00016-9     Document Type: Article

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