Neurosurgical implications of Carney complex

Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 92, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 413-418

  Watson, Joe C ^b   Stratakis, Constantine A ^b   Bryant Greenwood, Peter K ^b   Koch, Christian A ^b   Kirschner, Lawrence S ^b   Nguyen, Tung ^b   Carney, J Aidan ^b   Oldfield, Edward H ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF NEUROLOGICAL DISORDERS AND STROKE   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Acromegaly; Carney complex; Cushing's syndrome; Pituitary adenoma; Schwannoma

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CARNEY COMPLEX; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NEUROSURGERY; PATIENT SELECTION; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SURGICAL MORTALITY; TREATMENT INDICATION;

EID: 0034002207     PISSN: 00223085     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/jns.2000.92.3.0413     Document Type: Article

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