Pathological findings of fusiform dilation of the internal carotid artery following radical dissection of a craniopharyngioma: Case report

Journal of Neurosurgery: Pediatrics

Volumn 6, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 567-571

  Nagata, Takashi ^a   Goto, Takeo ^a   Ichinose, Tsutomu ^a   Mitsuhashi, Yutaka ^a   Tsuyuguchi, Naohiro ^a   Ohata, Kenji ^a  

^a OSAKA CITY UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Aneurysm; Children; Craniopharyngioma; Fusiform dilation of the internal carotid artery; Pathology; Radical resection

Indexed keywords

ADVENTITIA; ARTICLE; BRAIN BIOPSY; CAROTID ARTERY DISEASE; CASE REPORT; CHILD; CRANIOPHARYNGIOMA; CYBERKNIFE; FUSIFORM DILATION OF THE INTERNAL CAROTID ARTERY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LABORATORY TEST; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE;

ANEURYSM, DISSECTING; CAROTID ARTERY DISEASES; CAROTID ARTERY, INTERNAL; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CRANIOPHARYNGIOMA; HUMANS; INTRACRANIAL ANEURYSM; MALE; PITUITARY NEOPLASMS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 78649901711     PISSN: 19330707     EISSN: 19330715     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/2010.9.PEDS10280     Document Type: Article

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