Predicitve value of the Knosp classification in the staging of invasive pituitary macroadenomas. A Prospective study of 23 cases;Valor predictivo de la clasificación de Knosp en el grado de resección quirúrgica de los macroadenomas invasivos. Estudio prospectivo de una serie de 23 casos

Neurocirugia

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 519-526

  Enseñat Nora, Joaquim ^a,b   Ortega, A ^a   Topcewski, T ^a   Vilalta, J ^a   Obiols, G ^a   Mesa, J ^a   Sahuquillo, J ^a  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARI VALL D HEBRON   (Spain)

^b NONE   (Spain)

Author keywords

Cavernous sinus; Invasive macroadenomas; Radiologic classification; Transsphenoidal approach

Indexed keywords

ADENOMA; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER INVASION; CANCER STAGING; CANCER SURGERY; CAVERNOUS SINUS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPOPHYSIS TUMOR; KNOSP CLASSIFICATION; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PITUITARY MACROADENOMA;

EID: 33846655751     PISSN: 11301473     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s1130-1473(06)70315-3     Document Type: Article

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