Surgical management of craniopharyngiomas

Journal of Neuro-Oncology

Volumn 92, Issue 3 SPEC. ISS., 2009, Pages 283-296

  Komotar, Ricardo J ^a   Roguski, Marie ^a   Bruce, Jeffrey N ^a  

^a NEUROLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Surgical management of craniopharyngiomas

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID; PHOSPHORUS 32; YTTRIUM 90;

ADRENAL INSUFFICIENCY; BRAIN SURGERY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID OTORRHEA; CRANIOPHARYNGIOMA; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; DIABETES INSIPIDUS; ENDOCRINE DISEASE; ENDOSCOPY; GAMMA KNIFE RADIOSURGERY; GROSS TOTAL RESECTION; HEMIPARESIS; HUMAN; HYDROCEPHALUS; HYPOTHYROIDISM; MENINGITIS; MORBIDITY; NEUROIMAGING; PARTIAL RESECTION; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PREOPERATIVE TREATMENT; REVIEW; STEREOTACTIC BODY RADIATION THERAPY; SUBTOTAL RESECTION; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SURVIVAL RATE; TRANSSPHENOIDAL SURGERY; TUMOR LOCALIZATION; TUMOR RECURRENCE; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; CRANIOPHARYNGIOMA; HUMANS; NEUROSURGICAL PROCEDURES; PITUITARY NEOPLASMS; RADIOTHERAPY;

EID: 65249123204     PISSN: 0167594X     EISSN: 15737373     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11060-009-9841-4     Document Type: Review

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