Cavernous malformation tumors: A case study and review of the literature

Otology and Neurotology

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 294-298

  Engh, Johnathan A ^a   Kostov, Dean ^a   St Martin, Michele B ^a   Yeaney, Gabrielle ^a   Rothfus, William ^a   Hirsch, Barry ^a   Kassam, Amin B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Cavernous malformation; Cerebellopontine angle; Internal auditory canal; MRI

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BRAIN ARTERIOVENOUS MALFORMATION; CASE REPORT; CEREBELLUM TUMOR; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; EAR SURGERY; FACIAL NERVE PARALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; NEUROMA; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATHOLOGY; PERCEPTION DEAFNESS; PONS ANGLE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; CEREBELLAR NEOPLASMS; CEREBELLOPONTINE ANGLE; FACIAL PARALYSIS; FEMALE; HEARING LOSS, SENSORINEURAL; HUMANS; INTRACRANIAL ARTERIOVENOUS MALFORMATIONS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; NEUROMA, ACOUSTIC; OTOLOGIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 77649133880     PISSN: 15317129     EISSN: 15374505     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MAO.0b013e3181c34bf2     Document Type: Article

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