Long-term outcome and reconsideration of intracystic chemotherapy with bleomycin for craniopharyngioma in children

Child's Nervous System

Volumn 21, Issue 8-9, 2005, Pages 701-704

  Takahashi, Hiroshi ^a   Yamaguchi, Fumio ^b   Teramoto, Akira ^b  

^a NIPPON MEDICAL SCHOOL MUSASHI KOSUGI HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^b NIPPON MEDICAL SCHOOL HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cystic craniopharyngioma; Cystic recurrence; Intracystic bleomycin; Ommaya reservoir

Indexed keywords

BLEOMYCIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CRANIOPHARYNGIOMA; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; MALE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PEDIATRICS; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; SCHOOL; STEREOTAXIC SURGERY; TUMOR RECURRENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ANTIBIOTICS, ANTINEOPLASTIC; BLEOMYCIN; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CRANIOPHARYNGIOMA; CYSTS; DRUG THERAPY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; PITUITARY NEOPLASMS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 24944488516     PISSN: 02567040     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00381-005-1208-3     Document Type: Article

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