A series of 397 peripheral neural sheath tumors: 30-Year experience at Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center

Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 102, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 246-255

  Kim, Daniel H ^a   Murovic, Judith A ^b   Tiel, Robert L ^b   Moes, Gregory ^b   Kline, David G ^b  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Neural sheath tumor; Neurofibroma; Peripheral nerve tumor; Schwannoma

Indexed keywords

ARM; BRACHIAL PLEXUS; CANCER CENTER; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER SURGERY; CLAVICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FIBROSARCOMA; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LEG; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL PRACTICE; NEURILEMOMA; NEUROANATOMY; NEUROFIBROMA; NEUROFIBROMATOSIS; NEUROFIBROSARCOMA; PELVIS; PERIPHERAL NERVE TUMOR; PERIPHERAL NEURAL SHEATH TUMOR; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; SARCOMA; SPINDLE CELL SARCOMA; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SYNOVIAL SARCOMA; TUMOR CLASSIFICATION; TUMOR LOCALIZATION; UNITED STATES; ARTICLE; BRACHIAL PLEXUS NEUROPATHY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; HYPOGASTRIC PLEXUS; INNERVATION; NERVE SHEATH TUMOR; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATHOLOGY; PERIPHERAL NERVE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

TUMOR MARKER;

ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTERS; ARM; BRACHIAL PLEXUS; BRACHIAL PLEXUS NEUROPATHIES; HUMANS; HYPOGASTRIC PLEXUS; LEG; LOUISIANA; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; NERVE SHEATH NEOPLASMS; NEURILEMMOMA; NEUROFIBROMA; NEUROFIBROMATOSIS 1; NEUROFIBROSARCOMA; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; PERIPHERAL NERVES; PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM NEOPLASMS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUMOR MARKERS, BIOLOGICAL;

EID: 14844312035     PISSN: 00223085     EISSN: 00223085     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/jns.2005.102.2.0246     Document Type: Review

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