A planned combined stereotactic approach for cystic intracranial tumors. Report of two cases

Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 97, Issue SUPPL. 5, 2002, Pages 610-612

  Reda, Wael Abdel Halim ^a   Hay, Alla Abdel ^a   Ganz, Jeremy C ^a,b  

^a AIN SHAMS UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

^b Cairo Academy   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Cystic tumor; Gamma knife; Radiosurgery; Stereotaxy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ASPIRATION; BRAIN CYST; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONFERENCE PAPER; CRANIOPHARYNGIOMA; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GAMMA KNIFE RADIOSURGERY; HEMANGIOBLASTOMA; HUMAN; INTRACRANIAL TUMOR; MEDULLA OBLONGATA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; SCHOOL CHILD; STEREOTAXIC SURGERY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL SYSTEM;

EID: 0036894978     PISSN: 00223085     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/jns.2002.97.supplement_5.0610     Document Type: Conference Paper

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