Pineal epidermoid cysts: Diagnosis and management

Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 91, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 370-374

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

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Computerized tomography scanning; Epidermoid cyst; Magnetic resonance imaging; Occipital transtentorial approach; Pineal region; Supracerebellar approach

Indexed keywords

STEROID;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASEPTIC MENINGITIS; ATAXIA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIPLOPIA; DISEASE DURATION; EPIDERMOID CYST; FEMALE; HEADACHE; HUMAN; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PAPILLEDEMA; PINEAL BODY TUMOR; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUPIL REFLEX; SURGICAL APPROACH; VERTIGO;

EID: 0032810274     PISSN: 00223085     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/jns.1999.91.3.0370     Document Type: Article

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