Contemporary neurosurgical techniques for pituitary tumor resection

Journal of Neuro-Oncology

Volumn 117, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 437-444

  Lee, John Y K ^a   Bohman, Leif Erik ^a   Bergsneider, Marvin ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Endoscopic; Microscopic; Pituitary adenomas; Pseudocapsule; Surgical approaches

Indexed keywords

ADENOMA; CANCER SURGERY; CAVERNOUS SINUS; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; ENDOSCOPE; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; HUMAN; HYPOPHYSIS TUMOR; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; KNOSP SCORE; MICROSCOPE; MICROSCOPIC SURGERY; NEUROSURGERY; PSEUDOCAPSULAR RESECTION; REVIEW; SCORING SYSTEM; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TECHNOLOGY; TREATMENT RESPONSE; PITUITARY NEOPLASMS; PROCEDURES; TRENDS;

HUMANS; NEUROSURGICAL PROCEDURES; PITUITARY NEOPLASMS;

EID: 84901202612     PISSN: 0167594X     EISSN: 15737373     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11060-013-1315-z     Document Type: Review

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