The subtemporal-transpetrous approach for excision of petroclival tumors

American Journal of Otology

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 773-779

  Megerian, Cliff A ^a,b   Antonio Chiocca, E ^a   McKenna, Michael J ^a   Harsh IV, Griffith F ^a   Ojemann, Robert G ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Excision; Petroclival tumor; Subtemporal transpetrous approach

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLIVUS; CRANIAL NERVE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PETROUS BONE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKULL BASE TUMOR; SURGICAL APPROACH;

ADULT; CEREBELLAR NEOPLASMS; CEREBELLOPONTINE ANGLE; CHILD; CHONDROSARCOMA; CHORDOMA; CRANIOTOMY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MENINGIOMA; MIDDLE AGED; NEURILEMMOMA; OCCIPITAL BONE; PETROUS BONE; SKULL NEOPLASMS; TEMPORAL BONE;

EID: 10244249183     PISSN: 01929763     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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