Surgical approaches to pineal region tumors

Journal of Neuro-Oncology

Volumn 54, Issue SPEC. ISS., 2001, Pages 287-299

  Little, Kenneth M ^a   Friedman, Allan H ^a   Fukushima, Takanori ^a,b  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b Carolina Neuroscience Institute for Skull Base Surgery   (United States)

Author keywords

Germ cell; Infratentorial; Occipital; Pineal region tumors; Supracerebellar; Surgical approaches; Transtentorial; Ventriculoscopy

Indexed keywords

ADJUVANT THERAPY; BRAIN BIOPSY; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CEREBELLUM TENTORIUM; DISSECTION; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; GERM CELL; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HYDROCEPHALUS; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY; OCCIPITAL CORTEX; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT POSITIONING; PINEAL BODY TUMOR; POSTERIOR CRANIAL FOSSA TUMOR; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; PROGNOSIS; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; SAFETY; STEREOTAXIC SURGERY; SURGICAL ANATOMY; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT INDICATION;

BRAIN NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; NEUROSURGICAL PROCEDURES; PINEAL GLAND;

EID: 0035189445     PISSN: 0167594X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1012766902431     Document Type: Review

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