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Report on the signs and symptoms of 55 suprasellar and 98 olfactory meningiomas, the immediate and long-term outcome of surgical removal in 93 survivors followed up for 2–32 years, together with a discussion of surgical mortality, operative complications, and recurrences.
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Solero, C.L., Giombini, S. & Morello, G. Suprasellar and olfactory meningiomas. Report on a series of 153 personal cases. Acta neurochir 67, 181–194 (1983). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01401420
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