Extracranial meningioma of the parapharyngeal space: Report of a case and review of the literature

Dentomaxillofacial Radiology

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 117-120

  Shetty, C ^a   Avinash, K R ^a   Auluck, Ajit ^b   Mupparapu, M ^c  

^a KASTURBA MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

^b MANIPAL COLLEGE OF DENTAL SCIENCES   (India)

^c RUTGERS SCHOOL OF DENTAL MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Extracranial; Meningioma; Neurofibromatosis; Parapharyngeal space

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; BRAIN ANGIOGRAPHY; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COLOR ULTRASOUND FLOWMETRY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MENINGIOMA; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PHARYNX TUMOR; REVIEW; SURGICAL APPROACH; TUMOR LOCALIZATION;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MENINGIOMA; PAROTID REGION; PHARYNGEAL NEOPLASMS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 34247526994     PISSN: 0250832X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1259/dmfr/56368887     Document Type: Review

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