Conservative trends in facial neuroma management

Current Opinion in Otolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery

Volumn 10, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 371-372

  Pensak, Myles L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCOUNTING; BENIGN TUMOR; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; CONTRAST RADIOGRAPHY; DYSGEUSIA; FACE TUMOR; HUMAN; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; NEUROMA; PAROTID GLAND; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; VESTIBULOCOCHLEAR NERVE;

EID: 0036799993     PISSN: 10689508     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00020840-200210000-00007     Document Type: Review

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