Management of craniopharyngioma: the liverpool experience following the introduction of the CCLG guidelines. introducing a new risk assessment grading system

Child's Nervous System

Volumn 28, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 1181-1192

  Mallucci, Conor ^a   Pizer, Barry ^a   Blair, Jo ^a   Didi, Mohammed ^a   Doss, Arun ^a   Upadrasta, Swathi ^a   Newman, William ^a   Avula, Shivaram ^a   Pettorini, Benedetta ^a  

^a ALDER HEY CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Craniopharyngioma; Endoscopy; Hypothalamus; Radiotherapy; Resection

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CANCER GRADING; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER RISK; CANCER STAGING; CANCER SURGERY; CANCER SURVIVAL; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CRANIOPHARYNGIOMA; ENDOSCOPIC CYST DRAINAGE; EXCISION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYDROCEPHALUS; MALE; NEURONAVIGATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCHOOL CHILD; SURGICAL DRAINAGE; TREATMENT DURATION; TUMOR VOLUME;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CRANIOPHARYNGIOMA; ENGLAND; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; NEOPLASM STAGING; PITUITARY NEOPLASMS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; RISK ASSESSMENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84866003453     PISSN: 02567040     EISSN: 14330350     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00381-012-1787-8     Document Type: Article

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