Craniopharyngioma

HL Müller - Endocrine reviews, 2014 - academic.oup.com
This report is a review of findings on the diagnosis, treatment, clinical course, and prognosis
of craniopharyngioma patients. Craniopharyngiomas are rare, partly cystic and calcified …

Craniopharyngioma: a comparison of tumor control with various treatment strategies

I Yang, ME Sughrue, MJ Rutkowski, R Kaur… - Neurosurgical …, 2010 - thejns.org
Object Craniopharyngiomas have a propensity to recur after resection, potentially causing
death through their aggressive local behavior in their critical site of origin. Recent data …

The endoscopic endonasal approach for the management of craniopharyngiomas: a series of 103 patients

LM Cavallo, G Frank, P Cappabianca, D Solari… - Journal of …, 2014 - thejns.org
Object Despite their benign histological appearance, craniopharyngiomas can be
considered a challenge for the neurosurgeon and a possible source of poor prognosis for …

Craniopharyngioma in adults and children: a study of 122 surgical cases

R Van Effenterre, AL Boch - Journal of neurosurgery, 2002 - thejns.org
Object. This work is devoted to a 25-year retrospective study of 122 cases of
craniopharyngiomas in adults and children treated and followed by the same neurosurgeon …

The endoscopic extended transsphenoidal approach for craniopharyngiomas

G Frank, E Pasquini, F Doglietto… - Operative …, 2006 - journals.lww.com
OBJECTIVE: The endoscope has recently been applied to the supradiaphragmatic
transsphenoidal approach, but only case reports dealing with different pathological features …

Endoscopic endonasal pituitary transposition for a transdorsum sellae approach to the interpeduncular cistern

AB Kassam, DM Prevedello, A Thomas… - Operative …, 2008 - journals.lww.com
OBJECTIVE: The interpeduncular cistern, including the retroinfundibular area, is one of the
most challenging regions to approach surgically. The pituitary gland and the infundibulum …

A systematic review of the results of surgery and radiotherapy on tumor control for pediatric craniopharyngioma

AJ Clark, TA Cage, D Aranda, AT Parsa, PP Sun… - Child's nervous …, 2013 - Springer
Objective Craniopharyngiomas are rare tumors with bimodal incidence in the pediatric and
adult age groups. Treatment strategies range from aggressive resection to planned limited …

Craniopharyngiomas in children: surgical experience at Children's Memorial Hospital

T Tomita, RM Bowman - Child's Nervous System, 2005 - Springer
Objectives Craniopharyngioma during childhood poses difficulty in management because of
the high incidence of surgical complications and treatment failure. In order to identify less …

Craniopharyngioma adherence: a comprehensive topographical categorization and outcome-related risk stratification model based on the methodical examination of …

R Prieto, JM Pascual, M Rosdolsky… - Neurosurgical …, 2016 - thejns.org
OBJECTIVE Craniopharyngioma (CP) adherence strongly influences the potential for
achieving a radical and safe surgical treatment. However, this factor remains poorly …

Surgery of intraventricular tumors

MG Yaşargil, SI Abdulrauf - Neurosurgery, 2008 - journals.lww.com
Abstract THE DEEP LOCATION and eloquent surroundings of the ventricular system within
the brain have historically posed significant and often formidable challenges for the optimal …