Conservative management, gamma-knife radiosurgery, and microsurgery for acoustic neurinomas: A systematic review of outcome and risk of three therapeutic options

Neurological Research

Volumn 25, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 682-690

  Yamakami, Iwao ^a   Uchino, Yoshio ^a   Kobayashi, Eiichi ^a   Yamaura, Akira ^a  

^a CHIBA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Acoustic neurinoma; Complication; Conservative treatment; Outcome; Radiosurgery; Surgery

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC NEURINOMA; ADULT; AGED; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; DISABILITY; FOLLOW UP; GAMMA KNIFE RADIOSURGERY; GROWTH RATE; HEARING LOSS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDLINE; MICROSURGERY; MORTALITY; REVIEW; TUMOR GROWTH; TUMOR RECURRENCE;

CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; DISEASE MANAGEMENT; HUMANS; MICROSURGERY; NEUROMA, ACOUSTIC; RADIOSURGERY; RISK FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0142026328     PISSN: 01616412     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/016164103101202075     Document Type: Review

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