Cerebellopontine angle meningiomas: Clinical features and surgical treatment

Journal of Neurosurgical Sciences

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 129-135

  Gerganov, V ^a   Bussarsky, V ^a   Romansky, K ^a   Popov, R ^a   Djendov, S ^a   Dimitrov, I ^a   Brotchi, J ^b   Infuso, L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ALEXANDROVSKA   (Bulgaria)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Cerebellopontine angle; Meningioma; Retrosigmoid approach; Schwannoma, vestibular

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN SURGERY; CANCER SURGERY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; FEMALE; HEADACHE; HEARING LOSS; HUMAN; MALE; MENINGIOMA; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; PONS ANGLE TUMOR; RECURRENCE RISK; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SURGICAL APPROACH; TINNITUS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TRIGEMINAL NERVE DISEASE; TUMOR RECURRENCE; TUMOR VOLUME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CEREBELLOPONTINE ANGLE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MENINGEAL NEOPLASMS; MENINGIOMA; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROMA, ACOUSTIC; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 0346789116     PISSN: 00264881     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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