Facial nerve preservation after vestibular schwannoma Gamma Knife radiosurgery

Journal of Neuro-Oncology

Volumn 93, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 41-48

  Yang, Isaac ^a   Sughrue, Michael E ^a   Han, Seunggu J ^a   Fang, Shanna ^a   Aranda, Derick ^a   Cheung, Steven W ^a   Pitts, Lawrence H ^a   Parsa, Andrew T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Acoustic neuroma; Facial nerve preservation; Gamma knife; Stereotactic radiosurgery; Vestibular schwannoma

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC NEURINOMA; AGE; CLASSIFICATION; FACIAL NERVE; FOLLOW UP; GAMMA KNIFE RADIOSURGERY; HUMAN; MEDLINE; NERVE FUNCTION; PROGNOSIS; RADIATION DOSE; REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUMOR VOLUME;

AGE FACTORS; FACIAL NERVE; FACIAL NERVE INJURIES; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROMA, ACOUSTIC; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RADIOSURGERY; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE;

EID: 65649138458     PISSN: 0167594X     EISSN: 15737373     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11060-009-9842-3     Document Type: Review

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