Surgical management of giant craniopharyngiomas

Acta Neurochirurgica

Volumn 150, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 1213-1226

  Fahlbusch, R ^a,b   Hofmann, B M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ERLANGEN NUREMBERG   (Germany)

^b INTERNATIONAL NEUROSCIENCE INSTITUTE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Giant craniopharyngioma; Outcome; Recurrence; Surgery; Total removal

Indexed keywords

FOLLITROPIN; GROWTH HORMONE; HYDROCORTISONE; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; PROLACTIN; THYROXINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER GROWTH; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER RECURRENCE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; CRANIOPHARYNGIOMA; DETERIORATION; DIABETES INSIPIDUS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GIANT CRANIOPHARYNGIOMA; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPOTHALAMUS DISEASE; MALE; MORBIDITY; MULTIMODALITY CANCER THERAPY; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; VISION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM CYSTS; CHILD; CLINICAL PROTOCOLS; CRANIOPHARYNGIOMA; FEMALE; HORMONE REPLACEMENT THERAPY; HUMANS; HYPOTHALAMO-HYPOPHYSEAL SYSTEM; MALE; MICROSURGERY; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROSURGICAL PROCEDURES; PITUITARY GLAND; PITUITARY HORMONES; PITUITARY NEOPLASMS; PREOPERATIVE CARE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STEREOTAXIC TECHNIQUES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 57349155686     PISSN: 00016268     EISSN: 09420940     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00701-008-0137-9     Document Type: Article

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