Modern radiotherapy approaches in the management of craniopharyngiomas

Journal of Clinical Neuroscience

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 613-617

  Smee, Robert I ^a,b   Williams, Janet R ^a   Kwok, Bernard ^a,b   Teo, Charlie ^a,b   Stening, Warwick ^a,b  

^a The Prince of Wales Cancer Centre   (Australia)

^b SYDNEY CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Craniopharyngioma; Progression free survival; Radiological progression; Radiotherapy; Suprasellar

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BRAIN SURGERY; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CRANIOPHARYNGIOMA; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTENSITY MODULATED RADIATION THERAPY; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGRESSION FREE SURVIVAL; SCHOOL CHILD; STEREOTACTIC RADIOSURGERY; STEREOTACTIC TREATMENT; SURVIVAL RATE; TUMOR GROWTH; TUMOR RECURRENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CRANIOPHARYNGIOMA; DISEASE-FREE SURVIVAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; KAPLAN-MEIER ESTIMATE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PITUITARY NEOPLASMS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 79953191406     PISSN: 09675868     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jocn.2010.12.005     Document Type: Article

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