Delayed neurotoxic complication of intracavitary bleomycin therapy for craniopharyngioma in a child who had previously undergone radiosurgery: Case report

Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 106, Issue 5 SUPPL., 2007, Pages 391-393

  Belen, Deniz ^a   Er, Uygur ^a   Yigitkanli, Kazim ^a   Bolay, Hayrunnisa ^a  

^a GAZI UNIVERSITY FACULTY OF MEDICINE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Bleomycin; Complication; Craniopharyngioma; Cyst recurrence; Pediatric neurosurgery; Radiosurgery; Treatment

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC ANTIBIOTIC; BLEOMYCIN;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BRAIN EDEMA; CASE REPORT; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CRANIOPHARYNGIOMA; HUMAN; HYPOPHYSIS TUMOR; INDWELLING CATHETER; INTRALESIONAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; RADIOSURGERY; TUMOR RECURRENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ANTIBIOTICS, ANTINEOPLASTIC; BLEOMYCIN; BRAIN EDEMA; CATHETERS, INDWELLING; CRANIOPHARYNGIOMA; HUMANS; INJECTIONS, INTRALESIONAL; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; NEOPLASM RECURRENCE, LOCAL; PITUITARY NEOPLASMS; RADIOSURGERY; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 34250847750     PISSN: 00223085     EISSN: 19330693     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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