Vestibular schwannomas when should conservative management be reconsidered?

British Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 185-190

  Whitehouse, K ^a   Foroughi, M ^a   Shone, G ^a   Hatfield, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF WALES   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Conservative management; Stereotactic radiosurgery; Tumour growth; Vestibular schwannoma

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC NEURINOMA; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MICROSURGERY; NEURORADIOLOGY; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STEREOTACTIC RADIOSURGERY; TREATMENT FAILURE; TUMOR GROWTH; TUMOR VOLUME;

AGED; DISEASE PROGRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MICROSURGERY; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROMA, ACOUSTIC; RADIOSURGERY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUMOR BURDEN;

EID: 77949352867     PISSN: 02688697     EISSN: 1360046X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/02688690903272634     Document Type: Article

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