Treatment of Craniopharyngioma in Infancy

Abstract

A retrospective analysis of the outcome of 50 cases of craniopharyngioma treated in infancy by radical or subtotal surgical excision and irradiation is reported from the Services of Neurosurgery and Endocrinology, Hopital des Enfants Malades, 149, reu de Sevres, 75743 Paris Cedex 15, France.

Keywords

• craniopharyngioma
• recurrence-free survival rate
• severe neuropsychological