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16048295

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
6A
pubmed:dateCreated
2005-7-28
pubmed:abstractText
The optimal treatment of craniopharyngioma in children remains a challenge. The use of complete excision to minimize recurrence continues to be controversial because of the risk of postoperative morbidity and death. Advances in skull base approaches, modern microsurgical techniques, neuroimaging, and hormone replacement therapy, however, have allowed safe gross- or near-total resection in the majority of cases. Total removal of these tumors, if possible, offers the best chance of cure for the patient. Although craniopharyngiomas are not strictly tumors of skull base origin, their intimate relationship with the neurovascular structures of this region often requires a skull base approach to maximize the surgical corridor and facilitate adequate microsurgical resection. In this review, the authors focus on commonly used skull base approaches for the surgical management of craniopharyngioma. They discuss the relative indications, advantages, disadvantages, and complications associated with each approach. Illustrative cases and intraoperative videos are presented.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jun
pubmed:issn
1092-0684
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:day
15
pubmed:volume
18
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
E9
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2005
pubmed:articleTitle
Cranial base strategies for resection of craniopharyngioma in children.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Neurosurgery, University of Utah School of Medicine, Primary Children's Medical Center, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Review