Natural history of acoustic neuromas

Laryngoscope

Volumn 110, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 497-508

  Rosenberg, Seth I ^a,b  

^a Florida Ear and Sinus Center   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Acoustic neuroma; Conservative management; Natural history; Tumor growth; Vestibular schwannoma

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC NEURINOMA; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COMPUTER SYSTEM; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOSURGERY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TUMOR GROWTH; TUMOR VOLUME;

EID: 0034076543     PISSN: 0023852X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005537-200004000-00002     Document Type: Article

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