Repeat operations in pediatric patients with recurrent craniopharyngiomas

Pediatric Neurosurgery

Volumn 45, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 451-455

  Jang, Woo Young ^a   Lee, Kwan Sung ^a   Son, Byung Chul ^b   Jeun, Sin Soo ^a   Hong, Yong Kil ^a   Lee, Sang Won ^b   Yang, Seung Ho ^b  

^a The Catholic University of Korea   (South Korea)

^b The Catholic University of Korea   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Craniopharyngioma; Radiotherapy; Recurrence

Indexed keywords

BLEOMYCIN; HYDROCORTISONE; HYPOPHYSIS HORMONE; THYROXINE; VASOPRESSIN;

ADJUVANT THERAPY; ADOLESCENT; APPETITE DISORDER; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CANCER ADJUVANT THERAPY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER RECURRENCE; CANCER SURGERY; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EVALUATION; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CRANIOPHARYNGIOMA; DISEASE DURATION; FEMALE; HORMONE SUBSTITUTION; HUMAN; HYPOPITUITARISM; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MORBIDITY; NEUROSURGERY; PEDIATRICS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOSURGERY; REOPERATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHOOL CHILD; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUMOR VOLUME; VISUAL DISORDER;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; COHORT STUDIES; CRANIOPHARYNGIOMA; CRANIOTOMY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; NEOPLASM INVASIVENESS; NEOPLASM STAGING; NEUROSURGICAL PROCEDURES; PITUITARY NEOPLASMS; RECURRENCE; REOPERATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 75149187001     PISSN: 10162291     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000277620     Document Type: Article

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