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Review
. 2014 Jul;25(3):607-17.
doi: 10.1016/j.nec.2014.04.015. Epub 2014 May 20.

Preoperative tumor embolization

Ramsey Ashour  1 , Ali Aziz-Sultan  2
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Review

Preoperative tumor embolization

Ramsey Ashour et al. Neurosurg Clin N Am. 2014 Jul.

Abstract

In this article, the authors review general principles and technical details of preoperative embolization of various hypervascular head, neck, and spinal tumors encountered in contemporary neuroendovascular practice. Indications, treatment goals, techniques, outcomes, and complications are discussed, and illustrative case examples are presented.

Keywords: Carotid body tumor; Embolization; Glomus tumor; Juvenile nasal angiofibroma; Meningioma; NBCA; Onyx; Spinal tumor.

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