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Erschienen in: Wiener klinische Wochenschrift 5/2015

01.12.2015 | original article

Partial skull base tumour resection in combination with radiosurgery: an escape procedure or a reasonable solution of treatment?

verfasst von: Gorazd Bunc, MD, PhD, Janez Ravnik, MD, Maja Ravnik, MD, Tomaz Velnar, MD, PhD

Erschienen in: Wiener klinische Wochenschrift | Sonderheft 5/2015

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Summary

Despite advancement in microsurgical techniques for skull base tumour surgery, approaches of this kind still represent a significant challenge for neurosurgeons due to the size of the tumour and its interference and proximity to important neural and vascular structures. After incomplete resection, gamma knife radiosurgery is becoming an alternative or adjunctive treatment option. In this article, some examples of our experience in combined treatment of the skull base tumours with surgical procedure and gamma knife therapy for the remaining tumour tissue are presented.
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Metadaten
Titel
Partial skull base tumour resection in combination with radiosurgery: an escape procedure or a reasonable solution of treatment?
verfasst von
Gorazd Bunc, MD, PhD
Janez Ravnik, MD
Maja Ravnik, MD
Tomaz Velnar, MD, PhD
Publikationsdatum
01.12.2015
Verlag
Springer Vienna
Erschienen in
Wiener klinische Wochenschrift / Ausgabe Sonderheft 5/2015
Print ISSN: 0043-5325
Elektronische ISSN: 1613-7671
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00508-015-0787-6

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