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Meningiomas of Basal Posterior Cranial Fossa

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Advances and Technical Standards in Neurosurgery

Part of the book series: Advances and Technical Standards in Neurosurgery ((NEUROSURGERY,volume 7))

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A review of the clinical findings and operative course in patients with clivus and cerebellopontine angle meningiomas is warranted because of the rarity of these tumors, their lethal nature if left unoperated, and the morbidity and mortality which have often followed operation. A new situation exists with CT: early diagnosis!

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Yaşargil, M.G., Mortara, R.W., Curcic, M. (1980). Meningiomas of Basal Posterior Cranial Fossa. In: Krayenbühl, H., et al. Advances and Technical Standards in Neurosurgery. Advances and Technical Standards in Neurosurgery, vol 7. Springer, Vienna. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-7091-7051-9_1

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