Thirty-seven cases of intracranial meningiomas in the ninth decade of life: Our experience and review of the literature

Neurosurgery

Volumn 56, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 956-960

  D'Andrea, Giancarlo ^a   Roperto, Raffaelino ^a   Caroli, Emanuela ^a   Crispo, Francesco ^a   Ferrante, Luigi ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

Intracranial meningioma; Meningioma in elderly; Ninth decade

Indexed keywords

AGED; AMERICAN SOCIETY OF ANESTHESIOLOGY CLASSIFICATION; BRAIN EDEMA; BRAIN MENINGIOMA; CLASSIFICATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ELDERLY CARE; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MALE; MENINGIOMA; MORBIDITY; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NEUROSURGERY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; REVIEW; SAFETY; SURGICAL MORTALITY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUMOR VOLUME;

AGED, 80 AND OVER; BRAIN NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENINGEAL NEOPLASMS; PERIOPERATIVE CARE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 18244382577     PISSN: 0148396X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1227/01.NEU.0000158303.28823.E9     Document Type: Review

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