Treatment decision making based on the published natural history and growth rate of small meningiomas

Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 113, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 1036-1042

  Sughrue, Michael E ^a   Rutkowski, Martin J ^a   Aranda, Derick ^a   Barani, Igor J ^a   McDermott, Michael W ^a   Parsa, Andrew T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Conservative management; Meningioma; Observation management

Indexed keywords

DISEASE COURSE; FOLLOW UP; GROWTH RATE; HUMAN; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MENINGIOMA; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TUMOR GROWTH; TUMOR VOLUME;

DECISION MAKING; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MENINGEAL NEOPLASMS; MENINGIOMA;

EID: 78149331655     PISSN: 00223085     EISSN: 19330693     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/2010.3.JNS091966     Document Type: Review

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