Microanatomical variations in the cerebellopontine angle associated with vestibular schwannomas (acoustic neuromas): A retrospective study of 1006 consecutive cases

Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 92, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 70-78

  Sampath, Prakash ^a,b   Rini, David ^a   Long, Donlin M ^a,c  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c JOHNS HOPKINS HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Acoustic neuroma; Anatomy; Cerebellopontine angle; Microsurgery; Vestibular schwannoma

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC NEURINOMA; ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER INCIDENCE; COCHLEAR NERVE; DISSECTION; FACIAL NERVE DISEASE; GLOSSOPHARYNGEAL NERVE; HUMAN; HYPOGLOSSAL NERVE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MICROSURGERY; NEURILEMOMA; PONS ANGLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TRIGEMINAL NERVE; TROCHLEAR NERVE; VASCULAR TUMOR;

EID: 0033976182     PISSN: 00223085     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/jns.2000.92.1.0070     Document Type: Article

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