Late development of craniopharyngioma following surgery for Rathke's cleft cyst

Clinical Neuropathology

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 177-181

  Park, Y S ^a   Ahn, J Y ^a   Kim, D S ^a   Kim, T S ^a   Kim, S H ^a  

^a Yonsei University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Craniopharyngioma; Pathogenesis; Rathke's cleft cyst; catenin

Indexed keywords

BETA CATENIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN BIOPSY; CASE REPORT; CRANIOPHARYNGIOMA; CRANIOTOMY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; HISTOGENESIS; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; NEUROENDOSCOPY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATHKE CLEFT CYST; TUMOR LOCALIZATION; VISUAL DISORDER; BRAIN CYST; HYPOPHYSIS TUMOR; METABOLISM; NEUROSURGERY; PATHOLOGY; SECOND CANCER;

ADULT; BETA CATENIN; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM CYSTS; CRANIOPHARYNGIOMA; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; NEOPLASMS, SECOND PRIMARY; NEUROSURGICAL PROCEDURES; PITUITARY NEOPLASMS;

EID: 67650287930     PISSN: 07225091     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5414/npp28177     Document Type: Article

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