Stereotactic radiosurgery XVII: Recurrent intrasellar craniopharyngioma

British Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 138-143

  Jackson, A S N ^a   St George, E J ^a   Hayward, R J ^b   Plowman, P N ^a  

^a ST BARTHOLOMEW S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b GREAT ORMOND STREET HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Craniopharyngioma; Gamma knife; Intrasellar; Radiosurgery; Radiotherapy; Stereotactic

Indexed keywords

DESMOPRESSIN; GROWTH HORMONE; HYDROCORTISONE; HYPOPHYSIS HORMONE; THYROXINE;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CASE REPORT; CHILD; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONVALESCENCE; CRANIOPHARYNGIOMA; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; HORMONE SUBSTITUTION; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OPTIC CHIASM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIOSURGERY; SELLA TURCICA; SELLA TURCICA TUMOR; STEREOTAXIC SURGERY; SURGICAL PATIENT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUMOR GROWTH; TUMOR LOCALIZATION; TUMOR RECURRENCE; TUMOR VOLUME; VISUAL SYSTEM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CRANIOPHARYNGIOMA; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; NEOPLASM RECURRENCE, LOCAL; PITUITARY NEOPLASMS; RADIOSURGERY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0038548348     PISSN: 02688697     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0268869031000108864     Document Type: Article

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