Trigeminal schwannomas: Results of Gamma Knife surgery in 37 cases

Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 106, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 18-23

  Hasegawa, Toshinori ^a   Kida, Yoshihisa ^a   Yoshimoto, Masayuki ^a   Koike, Jouji ^a  

^a KOMAKI CITY HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Functional outcomes; Gamma Knife; Radiosurgery; Schwannoma; Tumor control

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDEMA; FACE PAIN; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GAMMA KNIFE RADIOSURGERY; HUMAN; MALE; NEURILEMOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION INJURY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TRIGEMINAL NERVE; TUMOR REGRESSION; TUMOR VOLUME;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FACIAL PAIN; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; HYPESTHESIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROMA, ACOUSTIC; RADIOSURGERY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TRIGEMINAL GANGLION;

EID: 33846294455     PISSN: 00223085     EISSN: 00223085     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/jns.2007.106.1.18     Document Type: Article

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