Successful surgical treatment of craniopharyngioma in very young children: Clinical article

Journal of Neurosurgery: Pediatrics

Volumn 3, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 397-406

  Elliott, Robert E ^a,b   Wisoff, Jeffrey H ^a  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b BELLEVUE HOSPITAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Craniopharyngioma; Pediatric patient; Radical resection

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAIN SURGERY; CANCER CONTROL; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRANIOPHARYNGIOMA; DIABETES INSIPIDUS; FEMALE; GAMMA KNIFE RADIOSURGERY; HUMAN; HYPOTHALAMUS DISEASE; INFANT; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TUMOR RECURRENCE; VISUAL DISORDER;

CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CRANIOPHARYNGIOMA; DIABETES INSIPIDUS; ENDOCRINE SYSTEM DISEASES; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INFANT; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; NEOPLASM RECURRENCE, LOCAL; NEW YORK; PITUITARY NEOPLASMS; RADIOSURGERY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISION DISORDERS;

EID: 67649133130     PISSN: 19330707     EISSN: 19330715     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/2009.1.PEDS08401     Document Type: Article

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