Interstitial Irradiation of Skull Base Tumours
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THE CANADIAN JOURNAL OF NEUROLOGICAL SCIENCES Interstitial Irradiation of Skull Base Tumours
The rationale for interstitial irradiation of tumours in and around the skull base is reviewed, and the experience accumulated with pituitary adenomas, meningiomas, and chordomas is summarized. Intracystic irradiation for craniopharyngiomas is also reviewed. RESUME: Irradiation interstitielle des tumeurs de la base du crane Nous passons en revue la raison d'etre de 1'irradiation interstitielle ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences / Journal Canadien des Sciences Neurologiques
سال: 1985
ISSN: 0317-1671,2057-0155
DOI: 10.1017/s0317167100035551