Vestibular schwannoma: An understanding of growth should influence management decisions

Otology and Neurotology

Volumn 29, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 829-834

  Solares, C Arturo ^a,b   Panizza, Benedict ^a,c  

^a PRINCESS ALEXANDRA HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c NONE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Acoustic neuroma; Growth; Natural history; Radiation therapy; Surgery; Vestibular schwannoma

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER GRADING; CANCER GROWTH; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA BASE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; IMAGING SYSTEM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; NEURILEMOMA; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; TUMOR REGRESSION; TUMOR VOLUME; VESTIBULAR NERVE; EAR TUMOR; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROMA; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; EAR NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROMA, ACOUSTIC; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 62349139210     PISSN: 15317129     EISSN: 15374505     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MAO.0b013e318180a4c4     Document Type: Article

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