Long-term outcome in children treated for craniopharyngioma with and without radiotherapy

Journal of Neurosurgery: Pediatrics

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 126-130

  Lin, Lilie L ^a,c   El Naqa, Issam ^b   Leonard, Jeffrey R ^b   Tae, Sung Park ^b   Hollander, Abby S ^b   Michalski, Jeff M ^b   Mansur, David B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Craniopharyngioma; Pediatric neurosurgery; Radiotherapy

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID; GROWTH HORMONE; PHOSPHORUS 32; SEX HORMONE; THYROID HORMONE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRANIOPHARYNGIOMA; CYST ASPIRATION; DIABETES INSIPIDUS; DISEASE CONTROL; DISEASE COURSE; ENDOCRINE DISEASE; EXTERNAL BEAM RADIOTHERAPY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HORMONE SUBSTITUTION; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; OBESITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PEDIATRIC HOSPITAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SURVIVAL RATE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT PLANNING; TUMOR RECURRENCE; UNITED STATES; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BRACHYTHERAPY; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CRANIOPHARYNGIOMA; DISEASE PROGRESSION; DISEASE-FREE SURVIVAL; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INFANT; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; NEOPLASM RECURRENCE, LOCAL; PHOSPHORUS RADIOISOTOPES; PITUITARY NEOPLASMS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RADIOPHARMACEUTICALS; RADIOTHERAPY, ADJUVANT; RADIOTHERAPY, CONFORMAL; RADIOTHERAPY, HIGH-ENERGY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURVIVAL RATE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 40849100569     PISSN: 19330707     EISSN: 19330715     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/PED/2008/1/2/126     Document Type: Article

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