Modern Management of Large Vestibular Schwannoma
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Conservative management of vestibular schwannoma.
INTRODUCTION Vestibular schwannoma (VS) is a benign, slow-growing tumour originating in the 8th cranial nerve. The treatment includes microsurgery, stereotactic radiotherapy and conservative management of tumours with periodic radiological tests. METHODS This was a retrospective study of patients with VS following conservative management in a tertiary hospital between 1993 and 2013. A total o...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Neurological Surgery Part B: Skull Base
سال: 2018
ISSN: 2193-6331,2193-634X
DOI: 10.1055/s-0038-1633506