title: Stereotactic excision of deeply seated intracranial mass lesions.
abstract: Fourteen cases of stereotactic excision of deeply seated intracranial masses is reported. A simple and comparatively inexpensive technique facilitates the excision of well demarcated deep and small tumours. The procedure is suitable for the excision of solitary metastasis, some small gliomas and intraventricular tumours.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, University of Birmingham, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: E R
authors.initials: ER
authors.lastname: Hitchcock
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Issa
authors.forename: M G
authors.initials: MG
authors.lastname: Sotelo
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000556:secondary / Q000601:surgery*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D005910:Glioma / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013238:Stereotaxic Techniques; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed