Surgical aspects in craniopharyngioma treatment.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Total surgical resection is the gold standard in the treatment of craniopharyngioma. However, there is concern that aggressive surgical resection might result in high rates of endocrinologic, metabolic, and behavioral morbidities. Subtotal resection (SR) with subsequent radiation therapy (RT) may reduce surgical complications, but it may also increase the risk of tumor recurrence and radiation-induced side effects. Therefore, the optimal surgical strategy remains debatable.

Methods

To determine the optimal surgical strategy, we assessed the clinical courses of 39 patients (19 male patients and 20 female patients) with newly diagnosed craniopharyngioma who were treated at our institute. The median age at diagnosis was 34 years (range: 0-76 years). The median follow

SUBMITTER: Fujio S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8668032 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature