Radiosurgery for type II neurofibromatosis

Progress in Neurological Surgery

Volumn 21, Issue , 2008, Pages 176-182

  Rowe, Jeremy ^a   Radatz, Matthias ^a   Kemeny, Andras ^a  

^a ROYAL HALLAMSHIRE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; FACIAL NERVE PARALYSIS; FEMALE; HEARING LOSS; HUMAN; MALE; NEUROFIBROMATOSIS; PATHOLOGY; PATIENT SELECTION; RADIOSURGERY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SURVIVAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUMOR VOLUME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; COHORT STUDIES; FACIAL PARALYSIS; FEMALE; HEARING LOSS; HUMANS; MALE; NEUROFIBROMATOSIS 2; PATIENT SELECTION; RADIOSURGERY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUMOR BURDEN; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 58149389971     PISSN: 00796492     EISSN: 16623924     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1159/000156907     Document Type: Article

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