Craniopharyngioma

Reports from Stanford University describe recent advances in craniopharyngioma

Published in Drug Law Weekly, July 15th, 2008

According to recent research from the United States, "Many benign intracranial tumors are amenable to radiotherapy treatment including meningiomas, schwannomas, pituitary tumors, and craniopharyngiomas. The authors present their experience in the treatment of craniopharyngiomas in 16 patients using frameless CyberKnife stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS)."

"The authors discuss the role of radiation therapy in the management of these tumors, and more specifically, the role of CyberKnife SRS. Sixteen patients were treated for residual or recurrent craniopharyngioma between 2000 and 2007 with CyberKnife SRS at Stanford University Medical Center. All patients underwent magnetic...

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Source: Drug Law Weekly (2008-07-15)

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