Gamma knife radiosurgical management of petroclival meningiomas results and indications

Acta Neurochirurgica

Volumn 145, Issue 10, 2003, Pages 883-888

  Roche, P H ^a   Pellet, W ^a   Fuentes, S ^a   Thomassin, J M ^a   Regis J ^a  

^a TIMONE HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

Cranial nerves; Gamma knife; Petroclival meningiomas; Stereoractic radiosurgery

Indexed keywords

COBALT 60;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN TUMOR; CANCER CONTROL; CANCER SURVIVAL; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLIVUS; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CRANIAL NERVE PARALYSIS; GAMMA KNIFE; GAMMA KNIFE RADIOSURGERY; HUMAN; MENINGIOMA; NEUROSURGERY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; STEREOTAXIC SURGERY; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUMOR LOCALIZATION; TUMOR VOLUME;

ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MENINGEAL NEOPLASMS; MENINGIOMA; MICROSURGERY; MIDDLE AGED; RADIOSURGERY; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0242330361     PISSN: 00016268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00701-003-0123-1     Document Type: Article

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