Necrotizing Teflon Granuloma After Microvascular Decompression and Gamma Knife
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Teflon granulomas mimicking cerebellopontine angle tumors following microvascular decompression.
OBJECTIVES/HYPOTHESIS To report two patients with a history of microvascular decompression (MVD) for hemifacial spasm who presented with Teflon granulomas (TG) mimicking cerebellopontine angle (CPA) tumors and to perform a systematic review of the English-language literature. STUDY DESIGN Case series at a single tertiary academic referral center and systematic review. METHODS Retrospective ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences / Journal Canadien des Sciences Neurologiques
سال: 2017
ISSN: 0317-1671,2057-0155
DOI: 10.1017/cjn.2017.212