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Original Article

Large and giant petroclival meningiomas: therapeutic strategy and the choice of microsurgical approaches – report of the experience with 41 cases

Jun YangDepartment of Neurosurgery, Fuxing Hospital, Capital University of Medical Science, Beijing, People's Republic of ChinaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Tie FangDepartment of Functional Neurosurgery, Xuanwu Hospital, Capital University of Medical Science, Beijing, People's Republic of China
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Shunchang MaDepartment of Neurosurgery, Fuxing Hospital, Capital University of Medical Science, Beijing, People's Republic of China
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Shucheng YangDepartment of Neurosurgery, Fuxing Hospital, Capital University of Medical Science, Beijing, People's Republic of China
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Jianfa QiDepartment of Neurosurgery, Fuxing Hospital, Capital University of Medical Science, Beijing, People's Republic of China
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Zhen QiDepartment of Neurosurgery, Fuxing Hospital, Capital University of Medical Science, Beijing, People's Republic of China
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Enhao CunDepartment of Neurosurgery, Fuxing Hospital, Capital University of Medical Science, Beijing, People's Republic of China
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Chunjiang YuDepartment of Neurosurgery, Fuxing Hospital, Capital University of Medical Science, Beijing, People's Republic of China
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Pages 78-85 | Received 03 Jun 2009, Accepted 07 Nov 2010, Published online: 16 Feb 2011

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