Stereotactic management of craniopharyngiomas

Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery

Volumn 79, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 25-32

  Pollock, Bruce E ^a   Natt, Neena ^a   Schomberg, Paula J ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

Craniopharyngioma; Intracavitary irradiation; Phosphorus 32; Radiosurgery

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRANIOPHARYNGIOMA; DIABETES INSIPIDUS; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; IRRADIATION; MALE; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; STEREOTAXIC SURGERY; SURVIVAL RATE; TUMOR RECURRENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CRANIOPHARYNGIOMA; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STEREOTAXIC TECHNIQUES;

EID: 0036969997     PISSN: 10116125     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000069501     Document Type: Article

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