The selection of the optimal therapeutic strategy for petroclival meningiomas

Surgical Neurology

Volumn 66, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 160-165

  Park, Chul Kee ^a   Jung, Hee Won ^a   Kim, Jeong Eun ^a   Paek, Sun Ha ^a   Kim, Dong Gyu ^a  

^a Seoul National University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Combination therapy; Microsurgery; Petroclival meningioma; Radiosurgery; Treatment option

Indexed keywords

ADJUVANT THERAPY; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER CONTROL; CANCER SURGERY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRANIAL NERVE; EVALUATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; HUMAN; KARNOFSKY PERFORMANCE STATUS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; MENINGIOMA; MICROSURGERY; NERVE FUNCTION; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; PETROCLIVAL MENINGIOMA; RADIOSURGERY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUMOR GROWTH;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CRANIAL FOSSA, POSTERIOR; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MENINGEAL NEOPLASMS; MENINGIOMA; MICROSURGERY; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROSURGICAL PROCEDURES; PETROUS BONE; RADIOSURGERY; RADIOTHERAPY, ADJUVANT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33746301483     PISSN: 00903019     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.surneu.2005.12.024     Document Type: Article

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