Cortical seeding of a craniopharyngioma after craniotomy: case report

Surgical Neurology

Volumn 66, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 437-440

  de Macedo Bianco, André ^a   Madeira, Lucas Vieira ^a   Rosemberg, Sérgio ^a   Shibata, Milton Kasunori ^a  

^a Hospital 9 de Julho   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Craniopharyngioma; Ectopic recurrence; Surgical seeding

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER SURGERY; CASE REPORT; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; CRANIOPHARYNGIOMA; CRANIOTOMY; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; NEUROIMAGING; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OPTIC CHIASM; REOPERATION; SEIZURE; TEMPORAL LOBE; TUMOR RECURRENCE;

ADULT; BRAIN NEOPLASMS; CRANIOPHARYNGIOMA; CRANIOTOMY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; NEOPLASM RECURRENCE, LOCAL; NEOPLASM SEEDING; NEUROSURGICAL PROCEDURES; OPTIC CHIASM; PITUITARY NEOPLASMS; SEIZURES; TEMPORAL LOBE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISION, LOW;

EID: 33749056563     PISSN: 00903019     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.surneu.2005.12.027     Document Type: Article

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