Experience of a single institution treating foramen magnum meningiomas

Journal of Clinical Neuroscience

Volumn 11, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 863-867

  Pamir, M Necmettin ^a   Kiliç, Türker ^a   Özduman, Koray ^a   Türe, Ugur ^a  

^a MARMARA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

far lateral approach; foramen magnum; meningioma; skull base surgery

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENTATE NUCLEUS; FORAMEN MAGNUM; HUMAN; LIGAMENT; MENINGIOMA; NEUROSURGERY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

ADULT; FEMALE; FORAMEN MAGNUM; HUMANS; MALE; MENINGEAL NEOPLASMS; MENINGIOMA; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROSURGICAL PROCEDURES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 7444263645     PISSN: 09675868     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jocn.2004.02.007     Document Type: Article

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