Long-term results of gamma knife surgery for the treatment of craniopharyngioma in 98 consecutive cases

Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 103 PEDIATRICS, Issue SUPPL. 6, 2005, Pages 482-488

  Kobayashi, Tatsuya ^a   Kida, Yoshihisa ^b   Mori, Yoshimasa ^b   Hasegawa, Toshinori ^b  

^a Nagoya Kyoritsu Hospital   (Japan)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Craniopharyngioma; Gamma knife surgery; Long term result; Pediatric neurosurgery; Progression free survival; Survival analysis

Indexed keywords

BLEOMYCIN SULFATE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER RECURRENCE; CANCER SURVIVAL; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRANIOPHARYNGIOMA; ENDOCRINE DISEASE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GAMMA KNIFE RADIOSURGERY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPOPHYSIS FUNCTION; LONG TERM CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MICROSURGERY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RADIATION DOSE; SURVIVAL RATE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUMOR GROWTH; TUMOR VOLUME; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT; DISEASE COURSE; HYPOPHYSIS TUMOR; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MINIMAL RESIDUAL DISEASE; RADIOSURGERY; STEREOTAXIC SURGERY; TUMOR RECURRENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CRANIOPHARYNGIOMA; DISEASE PROGRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; NEOPLASM RECURRENCE, LOCAL; NEOPLASM, RESIDUAL; PITUITARY NEOPLASMS; RADIOSURGERY; STEREOTAXIC TECHNIQUES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33644671598     PISSN: 00223085     EISSN: 00223085     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/ped.2005.103.6.0482     Document Type: Article

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