Craniopharyngiomas. Historical aspects of their management

Hormones

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 271-274

  Roderick, Eleanor ^a   Karavitaki, Niki ^a   Wass, John A H ^a  

^a CHURCHILL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Craniopharyngiomas; Neuroendocrinology; Neurosurgery

Indexed keywords

GOLD; PHOSPHATE; RHENIUM; YTTRIUM;

BRACHYTHERAPY; BRAIN TUMOR; CRANIOPHARYNGIOMA; EXTERNAL BEAM RADIOTHERAPY; HORMONE SUBSTITUTION; HUMAN; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; NEUROIMAGING; NEUROSURGERY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; REVIEW; STEREOTACTIC RADIOSURGERY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; HISTORY; HYPOPHYSIS TUMOR; RADIOTHERAPY;

CRANIOPHARYNGIOMA; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HUMANS; NEUROSURGICAL PROCEDURES; PITUITARY IRRADIATION; PITUITARY NEOPLASMS;

EID: 52449085805     PISSN: 11093099     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.14310/horm.2002.1208     Document Type: Review

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