## Abstract ## BACKGROUND Malignant tumors of the skull base are rare. Therefore, no single center treats enough patients to accumulate significant numbers for meaningful analysis of outcomes after craniofacial surgery (CFS). The current report was based on a large cohort that was analyzed retrosp
Craniofacial resection for malignant tumors involving the skull base in the elderly : An international collaborative study
β Scribed by Ian Ganly; Snehal G. Patel; Bhuvanesh Singh; Dennis H. Kraus; Giulo Cantu; Dan M. Fliss; Luiz P. Kowalski; Carl Snyderman; Jatin P. Shah
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2010
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 238 KB
- Volume
- 117
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0008-543X
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