Incidence and clinical features of asymptomatic meningiomas

Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 92, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 766-770

  Kuratsu, Jun Ichi ^a   Kochi, Masato ^b   Ushio, Yukitaka ^b  

^a KAGOSHIMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Asymptomatic meningioma; Calcification computerized tomography; Magnetic resonance imaging; Neurological deterioration

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CALCIFICATION; CANCER GROWTH; CANCER INCIDENCE; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTRACRANIAL TUMOR; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENINGIOMA; MORBIDITY; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; TUMOR VOLUME;

EID: 0034053970     PISSN: 00223085     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/jns.2000.92.5.0766     Document Type: Article

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