Pediatric craniopharyngioma: Long-term results in 61 cases;Craniofaringioma pediatrico: Risultati a lungo termine in 61 casi

Minerva Pediatrica

Volumn 59, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 219-231

  Pancucci, G ^a   Massimi, L ^a   Caldarelli, M ^a   D'Angelo, L ^a   Sturiale, C ^a   Tamburrini, G ^a   Tufo, T ^a   Di Rocco, C ^a  

^a CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

Author keywords

Child; Craniopharyngioma; Endocrine disease; Obesity; Radiotherapy

Indexed keywords

ALPHA INTERFERON;

ARTICLE; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRANIOPHARYNGIOMA; FEMALE; HORMONE SUBSTITUTION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; SCHOOL CHILD; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS; BRAIN; CHEMOTHERAPY, ADJUVANT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CRANIOPHARYNGIOMA; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; HYPOPHYSECTOMY; INFANT; INJECTIONS, INTRALESIONAL; INTERFERON ALFA-2A; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; PITUITARY NEOPLASMS; RADIOTHERAPY, ADJUVANT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 34447519140     PISSN: 00264946     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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