Acoustic Schwannomas in Children
The clinical presentation and treatment of three cases of acoustic schwannoma occurring in children are described. All the tumors were detected late, when they had attained a large size and were extremely vascular. The use of preoperative tumor embolization as an adjunct to surgical excision is disc...
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| Veröffentlicht in: | Neurosurgery 1991-07, Vol.29 (1), p.14-18 |
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| Sprache: | eng |
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| Zusammenfassung: | The clinical presentation and treatment of three cases of acoustic schwannoma occurring in children are described. All the tumors were detected late, when they had attained a large size and were extremely vascular. The use of preoperative tumor embolization as an adjunct to surgical excision is discussed. (Neurosurgery 29:14-18, 1991) |
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| ISSN: | 0148-396X 1524-4040 |
| DOI: | 10.1227/00006123-199107000-00003 |