Rathke cleft cysts: A review of clinical and surgical management

Neurosurgical Focus

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2011, Pages

  Zada, Gabriel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Craniopharyngioma; Endoscopy; Pituitary adenoma; Rathke cleft cyst; Transsphenoidal approach

Indexed keywords

BRAIN CYST; CRANIOPHARYNGIOMA; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; HUMAN; HYPOPHYSIS TUMOR; MONITORING; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM CYSTS; CRANIOPHARYNGIOMA; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MONITORING, PHYSIOLOGIC; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PITUITARY NEOPLASMS;

EID: 80052196894     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10920684     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/2011.5.FOCUS1183     Document Type: Article

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