Seminars in Oncology
Volume 31, Issue 5 , Pages 659-665 , October 2004

Advances in neurosurgical technique in the current management of brain tumors

  • G. Evren Keles

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurological Surgery, Brain Tumor Research Center, University of California, San Francisco, CA, USA.
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests to G. Evren Keles, MD, Department of Neurological Surgery, Brain Tumor Research Center, University of California, San Francisco, 505 Parnassus Ave, M-787, San Francisco, CA 94143-0112.
    • ,
  • Mitchel S. Berger

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurological Surgery, Brain Tumor Research Center, University of California, San Francisco, CA, USA.

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doi: 10.1053/j.seminoncol.2004.07.008

Seminars in Oncology
Volume 31, Issue 5 , Pages 659-665 , October 2004

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