Radiotherapy in craniopharyngiomas

Clinical Oncology

Volumn 25, Issue 11, 2013, Pages 654-667

  Iannalfi, A ^a   Fragkandrea, I ^b   Brock, J ^c   Saran, F ^b  

^a Centro Nazionale Adroterapia Oncologica CNAO   (Italy)

^b INSTITUTE OF CANCER RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

^c Worthing Hospital   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Craniopharyngioma; Intracavitary irradiation; Proton beam therapy; Radiosurgery; Radiotherapy; Stereotactic radiotherapy

Indexed keywords

ADENOHYPOPHYSIS DISEASE; ARTICLE; CANCER GROWTH; CANCER MORTALITY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER RECURRENCE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CRANIOPHARYNGIOMA; DIABETES INSIPIDUS; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; HUMAN; HYPOPHYSIS FUNCTION; HYPOPITUITARISM; HYPOTHALAMUS DISEASE; MOYAMOYA DISEASE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OVERALL SURVIVAL; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGRESSION FREE SURVIVAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION NECROSIS; RECOMMENDED DRUG DOSE; SEIZURE; SURVIVAL RATE; VASCULAR DISEASE; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

CRANIOPHARYNGIOMA; INTRACAVITARY IRRADIATION; PROTON BEAM THERAPY; RADIOSURGERY; RADIOTHERAPY; STEREOTACTIC RADIOTHERAPY;

CRANIOPHARYNGIOMA; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PROTON THERAPY; RADIOSURGERY; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE;

EID: 84884812236     PISSN: 09366555     EISSN: 14332981     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clon.2013.07.005     Document Type: Article

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