Craniopharyngiomas in children

Pediatric Neurosurgery

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 265-278

  Ohmori, Kazumi ^a,b   Collins, John ^a   Fukushima, Takanori ^a  

^a WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Craniopharyngioma; Endocrine dysfunction; Microsurgical tumor excision; Radiation therapy; Staged strategy; Visual impairment

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN RADIOGRAPHY; BRAIN SURGERY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CHILD; CHILDHOOD CANCER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRANIOPHARYNGIOMA; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MALE; NEUROSURGERY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PEDIATRIC SURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COHORT STUDIES; CRANIOPHARYNGIOMA; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NEUROSURGICAL PROCEDURES; PITUITARY NEOPLASMS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 34447299086     PISSN: 10162291     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000103306     Document Type: Article

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