"Conservative" surgical approach and early postoperative radiotherapy in a patient with a huge cystic craniopharyngioma

Child's Nervous System

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 151-155

  Fraioli, Mario Francesco ^a   Santoni, Riccardo ^a   Fraioli, Chiara ^a   Contratti, Filiberto ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

Author keywords

"Conservative" surgical approach; "Giant" cystic craniopharyngioma; Endocrinological and visual deficits; Postoperative external radiotherapy

Indexed keywords

PROLACTIN; STEROID;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CANCER CONTROL; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; CRANIOPHARYNGIOMA; DIABETES INSIPIDUS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEMIANOPIA; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HORMONE SUBSTITUTION; HUMAN; HYPOPITUITARISM; LINEAR ACCELERATOR; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OBESITY; OLIGOMENORRHEA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROLACTIN BLOOD LEVEL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL RISK; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL FIELD DEFECT; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

ADOLESCENT; CRANIOPHARYNGIOMA; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPOPHYSECTOMY; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PITUITARY NEOPLASMS; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; RADIOTHERAPY;

EID: 32544447028     PISSN: 02567040     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00381-005-1191-8     Document Type: Article

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