Giant olfactory groove meningiomas: Advantages of the bilateral fronto-orbitonasal approach

Journal of Clinical Neuroscience

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 302-305

  Tamaki, Norihiko ^a   Yin, Dali ^a  

^a KOBE UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Bilateral fronto orbito nasal approach; Meningioma; Olfactory groove

Indexed keywords

EID: 10644221336     PISSN: 09675868     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0967-5868(99)90051-6     Document Type: Article

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