Transmaxillary exploration of the intracranial portion of the maxillary nerve in malignant perineural disease: Technical note

Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 107, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 672-677

  DeMonte, Franco ^a   Hanna, Ehab ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MD ANDERSON CANCER CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Cavernous sinus; Maxillary sinus; Perineural malignancy; Pterygopalatine fissure; Skull base tumor

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER SURGERY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DISEASE COURSE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAXILLARY NERVE; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TRIGEMINAL NERVE;

ADULT; CARCINOMA; COHORT STUDIES; DISSECTION; HUMANS; MALE; MAXILLARY NERVE; MAXILLARY SINUS NEOPLASMS; NEOPLASM INVASIVENESS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 34548821602     PISSN: 00223085     EISSN: 00223085     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/JNS-07/09/0672     Document Type: Article

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