Stereotactic radiosurgery in the management of acoustic neuromas associated with neurofibromatosis Type 2

Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 90, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 815-822

  Subach, Brian R ^a   Kondziolka, Douglas ^a,b   Lunsford, L Dade ^a   Bissonette, David J ^a   Flickinger, John C ^a   Maitz, Ann H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b PRESBYTERIAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Acoustic neuroma; Neurofibromatosis; Radiosurgery; Vestibular schwannoma

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC NEURINOMA; ARTICLE; CANCER INHIBITION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FOLLOW UP; HEARING IMPAIRMENT; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; NEUROFIBROMATOSIS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOSURGERY; STEREOTAXIC SURGERY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0032958659     PISSN: 00223085     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/jns.1999.90.5.0815     Document Type: Article

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