Pneumosinus dilatans: A sign of intracranial meningioma

Surgical Neurology

Volumn 46, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 471-474

  Miller, Neil R ^a,b   Golnik, Karl C ^a   Zeidman, Seth M ^a   North, Richard B ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF PATHOLOGY   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

meningioma; paranasal sinuses; Pneumosinus dilatans

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CRANIOTOMY; HUMAN; MALE; MENINGIOMA; PARANASAL SINUS DISEASE;

EID: 0030296917     PISSN: 00903019     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0090-3019(96)00032-8     Document Type: Article

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