Role of radiosurgery in craniopharyngiomas: A preliminary report

Medical and Pediatric Oncology

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 123-127

  Amendola, Beatriz E ^a,c   Wolf, Aizik ^a   Coy, Sammie R ^a   Amendola, Marco A ^b  

^a Miami Neuroscience Center   (United States)

^b JACKSON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Brain tumor; Craniopharyngioma; Gamma knife radiation; Radiosurgery

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BRAIN STEM; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER RECURRENCE; CANCER SURGERY; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CRANIOPHARYNGIOMA; ENDOCRINE FUNCTION; EVALUATION; EXPERIENCE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GAMMA KNIFE RADIOSURGERY; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; OPTIC CHIASM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CRANIOPHARYNGIOMA; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PITUITARY NEOPLASMS; RADIOSURGERY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 0038714746     PISSN: 00981532     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mpo.10364     Document Type: Review

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