Velopharyngeal incompetence as the presenting symptom of malignant brainstem tumor

Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Journal

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 154-158

  Lefaivre, Jean François ^a   Cohen, Steven R ^a,b   Riski, John E ^a   Burstein, Fernando D ^a  

^a Center for Craniofacial Disorders   (United States)

^b CHILDREN'S HEALTHCARE OF ATLANTA   (United States)

Author keywords

glioma; hypernasality; neurogenic VPI; neuromotor VPI; sphincter pharyngoplasty; velopharyngeal insufficiency (VPI); vocal fold paralysis

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAIN STEM TUMOR; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CASE REPORT; CHILD; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; HUMAN; MALE; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; PALATOPHARYNGEAL INCOMPETENCE; PHARYNX RECONSTRUCTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

BRAIN NEOPLASMS; BRAIN STEM; CHILD; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; GLIOMA; HUMANS; MALE; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; PHARYNGEAL MUSCLES; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; SPEECH DISORDERS; VELOPHARYNGEAL INSUFFICIENCY; VOCAL CORD PARALYSIS;

EID: 0030945469     PISSN: 10556656     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1597/1545-1569(1997)034<0154:VIATPS>2.3.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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