A theory on the natural history of colloid cysts of the third ventricle

Neurosurgery

Volumn 46, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 1077-1083

  Pollock, Bruce E ^a   Schreiner, Shawn A ^a   Huston III, John ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

Brain tumor; Colloid cyst; Natural history

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN CYST; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID FLOW; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID SHUNTING; COLLOID CYST; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STEREOTAXIC SURGERY; THEORY;

EID: 0034018969     PISSN: 0148396X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006123-200005000-00010     Document Type: Article

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