Craniopharyngioma classification

Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 109, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 1180-1182

  Pascual, Jose M ^a   Carrasco, Rodrigo ^a   Prieto, Ruth ^b   Gonzalez Llanos, Francisco ^c   Alvarez, Fernando ^d   Roda, Jose M ^d  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO DE LA PRINCESA   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL CLÍNICO SAN CARLOS   (Spain)

^c Toledo Hospital Center   (Spain)

^d HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO LA PAZ   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRAIN VENTRICLE; CANCER SURGERY; CRANIOPHARYNGIOMA; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; EXPANDED ENDONASAL APPROACH; HUMAN; HYPOTHALAMUS; INFUNDIBULUM; LETTER; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRANSSPHENOIDAL SURGERY; TUMOR LOCALIZATION; CLASSIFICATION; ENDOSCOPY; HYPOPHYSIS TUMOR; METHODOLOGY; NEUROHYPOPHYSIS; NEUROSURGERY; NOTE; PATHOLOGY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

CRANIOPHARYNGIOMA; ENDOSCOPY; HUMANS; NEUROSURGICAL PROCEDURES; PITUITARY GLAND, POSTERIOR; PITUITARY NEOPLASMS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 58149373625     PISSN: 00223085     EISSN: 19330693     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/JNS.2008.109.12.1180     Document Type: Letter

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