Craniopharyngiomas - Classification and Surgical Treatment

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Frontiers in Neurosurgery

Publisher:Bentham Science

By: Songtao Qi, Jun Pan and Yuntao Lu

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Craniopharyngiomas are a type of brain tumour in the suprasellar region with benign histological and cellular features. Clinical manifestations of craniopharyngiomas include decreased vision hypopituitarism hypothalamus dysfunction fluid and electrolyte imbalance glycometabolism lipid metabolism and obesity. Craniopharyngiomas can show some characteristics of malignant tumours such as invasion to the surrounding tissues repetitious recurrence and rapid growth. These characteristics cause considerable difficulty in patient treatment for neurosurgeons all over the world. This volume presents detailed information about craniopharyngioma anatomy classification and treatment.

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PDF ISBN: 978-1-68108-532-6

Publisher: Bentham Science

Publication date: 2017

Language: English

Pages: 437

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Clinical medicine,

Neurosurgery