Natural history of asymptomatic colloid cysts of the third ventricle

Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 91, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 364-369

  Pollock, Bruce E ^a   Huston III, John ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

Brain neoplasm; Colloid cyst; Natural history

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN CYST; BRAIN THIRD VENTRICLE; CHILD; COLLOID CYST; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HYDROCEPHALUS; IMAGE ANALYSIS; INTRACRANIAL PRESSURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TUMOR VOLUME;

EID: 0032813326     PISSN: 00223085     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/jns.1999.91.3.0364     Document Type: Article

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