Meningiomas, nerve sheath tumors, and pituitary tumors: diagnosis and treatment.
This article gives an overview of meningiomas, pituitary tumors, and intracranial nerve sheath tumors as regards epidemiology, diagnosis, and treatment. Discussion includes the definition of these tumors and their symptomatology, diagnostic procedures, treatment options, surgical techniques, and outcomes.
Department of Neurosurgery, University of Tuebingen, Tuebingen, Germany. f.roser@gmx.de
Florian
F
Roser
Jürgen
J
Honegger
Martin U
MU
Schuhmann
Marcos S
MS
Tatagiba
D001921:Brain / Q000473:pathology; D003952:Diagnostic Imaging; D006801:Humans; D008579:Meningioma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy*; D018317:Nerve Sheath Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy*; D010911:Pituitary Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy*