The vestibular aqueduct: Site of origin of endolymphatic sac tumors

Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 108, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 751-756

  Lonser, Russell R ^a   Baggenstos, Martin ^a   Kim, H Jeffrey ^b,d   Butman, John A ^c   Vortmeyer, Alexander O ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF NEUROLOGICAL DISORDERS AND STROKE   (United States)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON DEAFNESS AND OTHER COMMUNICATION DISORDERS   (United States)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

^d GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Anatomy; Endolymphatic sac tumor; Origin; Pathology; Vestibular aqueduct

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOLYMPHATIC SAC; ENDOLYMPHATIC SAC TUMOR; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; MALE; NEUROIMAGING; NEUROSURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; VESTIBULAR DISORDER; VESTIBULE AQUEDUCT; VON HIPPEL LINDAU DISEASE;

ADULT; EAR NEOPLASMS; ENDOLYMPHATIC SAC; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; VESTIBULAR AQUEDUCT; VON HIPPEL-LINDAU DISEASE;

EID: 41849151100     PISSN: 00223085     EISSN: 19330693     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/JNS/2008/108/4/0751     Document Type: Article

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