Surgical treatment of ectopic recurrence of craniopharyngioma: Report of 4 cases

Journal of Neurosurgery: Pediatrics

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 105-112

  Elliott, Robert E ^a   Moshel, Yaron A ^a   Wisoff, Jeffrey H ^a,b  

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

^b NEW YORK UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Craniopharyngioma; Ectopia; Microsurgery; Radical resection; Recurrent disease

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER RECURRENCE; CANCER SURGERY; CANCER SURVIVAL; CASE REPORT; CHILD; CRANIOPHARYNGIOMA; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CRANIOPHARYNGIOMA; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NEOPLASM RECURRENCE, LOCAL; PITUITARY NEOPLASMS;

EID: 70349221286     PISSN: 19330707     EISSN: 19330715     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/2009.3.PEDS0948     Document Type: Article

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