Meningiomas of the ventral foramen magnum and lower  clivus: factors influencing surgical morbidity, the extent  of tumour resection, and tumour recurrence.
Department of Neurosurgery, Keio University School of Medicine, 35 Shinanomachi, Shinjyukuku, Tokyo, Japan.
Tadashige
T
Kano
Takeshi
T
Kawase
Takashi
T
Horiguchi
Kazunari
K
Yoshida
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D003388:Cranial Fossa, Posterior; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005539:Foramen Magnum; D006801:Humans; D007796:Laminectomy; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008577:Meningeal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D008579:Meningioma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D008875:Middle Aged; D009017:Morbidity; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local; D019635:Neurosurgical Procedures / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000379:methods; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000453:epidemiology; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D019292:Skull Base Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D012888:Skull Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed