The natural history of untreated vestibular schwannomas. Is there a role for conservative management?

Revue de Laryngologie Otologie Rhinologie

Volumn 121, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 21-26

  Walsh, R M ^a,b   Bath, A P ^a,b   Bance, M L ^a,b   Keller, A ^a,b   Tator, C H ^a,c   Rutka, J A ^a,b  

^a Department of Otolaryngology ^*

^b TORONTO WESTERN HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK   (Canada)

Author keywords

Acoustic neuroma; Cerebellopontine angle; Magnetic resonance imaging; Non surgical management; Vestibular schwannoma

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC NEURINOMA; ADULT; AGED; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; HEARING; HUMAN; INTERNAL AUDITORY CANAL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MICROSURGERY; NEURILEMOMA; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PONS ANGLE; TUMOR GROWTH; VESTIBULAR DISORDER;

ADULT; AGED; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS; DISEASE PROGRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROMA, ACOUSTIC; REFUSAL TO TREAT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 0034078295     PISSN: 00351334     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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