Radiation therapy in the management of craniopharyngioma: Current concepts and future developments

Journal of Pediatric Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 19, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2006, Pages 389-394

  Habrand, J L ^a   Saran, F ^b   Alapetite, C ^c   Noel, G ^d   El Boustany, R ^a   Grill, J ^a  

^a INSTITUT GUSTAVE ROUSSY   (France)

^b ROYAL MARSDEN HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c INSTITUT CURIE   (France)

^d Ctr de Protontherapie d'Orsay   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BLEOMYCIN; PHOSPHORUS 32; YTTRIUM 90;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN INJURY; CANCER SURVIVAL; CHILD; CHILDHOOD CANCER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CRANIOPHARYNGIOMA; DOSE TIME EFFECT RELATION; ENDOCRINE DISEASE; EXTERNAL BEAM RADIOTHERAPY; HUMAN; IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION; INFANT; MAXIMUM TOLERATED DOSE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OBESITY; PHOTON THERAPY; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PROTON THERAPY; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION DOSE FRACTIONATION; RADIATION HAZARD; RECURRENCE RISK; RISK ASSESSMENT; STEREOTAXIC SURGERY; SURGICAL DRAINAGE; SURVIVAL RATE; SURVIVAL TIME; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUMOR GROWTH; TUMOR VOLUME; VISUAL DISORDER;

CHILD; COLLOIDS; CRANIOPHARYNGIOMA; ENDOCRINE GLANDS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; NEOPLASM RECURRENCE, LOCAL; PHOTONS; PITUITARY NEOPLASMS; PROTONS; RADIOMETRY; RADIOPHARMACEUTICALS; RADIOSURGERY; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33646185625     PISSN: 0334018X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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