One step removal of dumb-bell tumors by postero-lateral thoracotomy and extended foraminectomy

European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 509-514

  Rzyman, Witold ^a   Skokowski, Jan ^a   Wilimski, Radosław ^a   Kurowski, Krzysztof ^a   Stempniewicz, Mirosław ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF GDANSK   (Poland)

Author keywords

Dumb bell tumor; Neurogenic neoplasm; Surgery; Thoracotomy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BENIGN TUMOR; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DUMB BELL TUMOR; EXTENDED FORAMINECTOMY; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LIQUORRHEA; MEDICAL LITERATURE; NEUROSURGERY; PLEURA CAVITY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGEON; SURGICAL RISK; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THORACOTOMY; THORAX TUMOR;

ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; GANGLIONEUROMA; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MEDIASTINAL NEOPLASMS; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM INVASIVENESS; NEURILEMMOMA; NEUROSURGICAL PROCEDURES; SPINAL CANAL; THORACOTOMY;

EID: 1642294096     PISSN: 10107940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejcts.2003.12.022     Document Type: Article

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