Conservative surgical approach in treatment strategy of craniopharyngioma: Experience at a single institution in Italy

Journal of Pediatric Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 19, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2006, Pages 337-340

  Cama, Armando ^a   Ravegnani, Marcello ^a   Piatelli, Gianluca ^a   Rossi, Andrea ^a   Gandolfo, Carlo ^a   Garre, Maria Luisa ^a  

^a G GASLINI INSTITUTE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Conservative surgery; Craniopharyngioma; Morbidity; Mortality

Indexed keywords

BLEOMYCIN; PHOSPHORUS 32;

ARTICLE; BRAIN DECOMPRESSION; BRAIN SURGERY; CANCER SURGERY; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; CRANIOPHARYNGIOMA; CYTOREDUCTIVE SURGERY; DISEASE COURSE; FOLLOW UP; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; ITALY; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; RECURRENCE RISK; RISK ASSESSMENT; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL DRAINAGE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SURVIVAL RATE;

CHILD; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; CRANIOPHARYNGIOMA; FEMALE; HUMANS; ITALY; NEOPLASM RECURRENCE, LOCAL; NEUROSURGICAL PROCEDURES; PITUITARY NEOPLASMS; QUALITY OF LIFE; SURVIVAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33646189416     PISSN: 0334018X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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