Radiofrequency thermocoagulation-assisted surgery for intracranial giant vasogenic tumors

Surgical Neurology

Volumn 70, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 570-574

  Hu, Weixing ^a   Li, Lixin ^a   Shi, Dezhi ^a   Guo, Feng ^a   Wei, Dong ^a   Gu, Peiyuan ^a   Miao, Yi ^a   Chen, Gong ^a  

^a NANJING MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Brain tumor; Cavernous angioma; Hemangiopericytoma; Radiofrequency

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTRACRANIAL TUMOR; RADIOFREQUENCY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THERMOCOAGULATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGED; BRAIN NEOPLASMS; DISSECTION; ELECTROCOAGULATION; FEMALE; HEMANGIOMA, CAVERNOUS, CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; HEMANGIOPERICYTOMA; HUMANS;

EID: 56949083924     PISSN: 00903019     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.surneu.2008.03.004     Document Type: Article

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