title: Radical excision of craniopharyngioma. Results in 20 patients.
abstract: A series is presented of 20 craniopharyngioma patients who were treated between 1977 and 1981. All 20 cases underwent radical tumor resection via a frontotemporal craniotomy, with a concomitant temporal tip resection. All operations were performed by the senior author. The operative mortality rate was 5%, and the major morbidity rate 22.2%. The average follow-up period was 3.1 years. The role of radical surgical extirpation in adults is emphasized: the results compare favorably with the current radiotherapeutic and more conservative surgical statistics.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D002533:Cerebral Angiography; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D003397:Craniopharyngioma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000532:radiotherapy / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008866:Microsurgery / Q000379:methods; D008875:Middle Aged; D010911:Pituitary Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000532:radiotherapy / Q000601:surgery*; D011011:Pneumoencephalography