Microsurgical Management of Craniopharyngiomas. Outcomes in 56 Patients.
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Transcranial approach to craniopharyngiomas; review of management and outcomes.
Craniopharyngiomas are rare tumours of the central nervous system. Their successful treatment is marred by a high rate of recurrence and postoperative complications. Their occurrence is sufficiently rare to merit treatment at specialized high volume centers. We have described our experience with these tumours because we feel that published literature is rare from our region.We treated 7 patient...
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عنوان ژورنال: The Kurume Medical Journal
سال: 1998
ISSN: 0023-5679,1881-2090
DOI: 10.2739/kurumemedj.45.53