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Radiosurgery for the control of glomus jugulare tumours.
OBJECTIVE To ascertain the efficacy of stereotactic radiosurgery (gamma knife) for the control of glomus jugulare tumours. METHOD Between March 1994 and December 1997 we treated eight patients of glomus jugulare tumour with radiosurgery. These patients have been followed for more than four years (range 52 to 97 months). The age of the patients ranged between 32-64 years (mean 53 years). The m...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Proceedings of the Royal Society of Medicine
سال: 1974
ISSN: 0035-9157
DOI: 10.1177/003591577406700413