title: Radiosensitive craniopharyngiomas: the role of radiosurgery.
abstract: Clinical characteristics of radiosensitive craniopharyngiomas and histologically identical tumours were re-evaluated from among 53 patients. There were 9 squamous cell type and 3 mixed type tumours. Early effects of radiosurgery for two recent cases are reported. Radiosurgery may have an important role to play in the treatment of craniopharyngiomas, especially of the squamous cell type.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Gunma University School of Medicine, Maebashi, Japan.
authors.forename: H K
authors.initials: HK
authors.lastname: Inoue
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kohga
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kakegawa
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Ono
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hirato
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Nakamura
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Ohye
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Shibazaki
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Andou
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Tamada
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001921:Brain / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003397:Craniopharyngioma / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local; D011829:Radiation Dosage; D016634:Radiosurgery