Malignant transformation of craniopharyngioma

Journal of Clinical Neuroscience

Volumn 6, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 527-530

  Virik, Kiran ^a   Turner, Jennifer ^a   Garrick, Raymond ^a   Sheehy, John P ^a  

^a ST VINCENT S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Chemotherapy; Craniopharyngioma; Malignant transformation; Pituitary neoplasm; Radiotherapy

Indexed keywords

EID: 10644247756     PISSN: 09675868     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0967-5868(99)90019-X     Document Type: Article

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