Stereotactic radiosurgery providing long-term tumor control of cavernous sinus meningiomas

Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 97, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 65-72

  Lee, John Y K ^a   Niranjan, Ajay ^a   McInerney, James ^a   Kondziolka, Douglas ^a   Flickinger, John C ^a   Lunsford, L Dade ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Cavernous sinus; Meningioma; Radiosurgery

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER CONTROL; CAVERNOUS SINUS; FEMALE; GAMMA KNIFE RADIOSURGERY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALIGNANT MENINGIOMA; MENINGIOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION BEAM; RADIATION DOSE; RADIOSURGERY; SCHOOL CHILD; STEREOTAXIC SURGERY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUMOR VOLUME;

EID: 0036289429     PISSN: 00223085     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/jns.2002.97.1.0065     Document Type: Article

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