A systematic approach to the surgical management of acoustic neuroma
Glasscock M, Kveton J, Jackson C, Levine S, Mckennan K. A systematic approach to the surgical management of acoustic neuroma. The Laryngoscope 1986, 96: 1088-1094. PMID: 3531748, DOI: 10.1288/00005537-198610000-00008.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPreservation of hearingAnatomic preservationTumor sizeAcoustic tumorsEighth cranial nerveAcoustic tumor surgeryTotal removalMiddle cranial fossaCochlear nerveSurgical managementSuboccipital approachSurgical resultsFacial nerveTomographic scanCranial nervesAcoustic neuromaSurgical proceduresTumor surgeryMiddle fossaMortality rateCranial fossaTumorsNervePreservation proceduresPatientsMalignant Degeneration of an Epidermoid of the Temporal Bone
Dobie R, Kveton J, Glasscock M, Christiansen S. Malignant Degeneration of an Epidermoid of the Temporal Bone. Otolaryngology 1986, 94: 633-636. PMID: 3088529, DOI: 10.1177/019459988609400518.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNormal internal auditory canalOccult primary lesionInternal auditory canalWarrants careful evaluationComplete resectionMalignant degenerationMetastatic lesionsPrimary lesionUltimate prognosisAuditory canalAcoustic neuromaRadiolucent areaAtypical lesionsCT scanTemporal boneLesionsCareful evaluationResectionEpidermoidNeuromaPrognosisDegeneration