Analysis of the influence of the variable size on the characteristics and behavior of meningiomas

Neurocirugia

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 486-491

  Mascarenhas, Lino ^a   Fonseca, M ^b   Honavar, M ^a   Romao H ^a   Resende, M ^a   Rocha Vaz, A ^a  

^a HOSPITAL PEDRO HISPANO   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSIDADE NOVA DE LISBOA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Behavior; Characteristics; Correlation; Meningioma; Size

Indexed keywords

KI 67 ANTIGEN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; BRAIN SURGERY; CANCER GRADING; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENINGIOMA; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TUMOR LOCALIZATION; TUMOR VOLUME;

EID: 29944443763     PISSN: 11301473     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1130-1473(05)70376-6     Document Type: Article

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