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Gamma knife surgery for craniopharyngioma

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We present our results of Gamma Knife surgery for craniopharyngioma in nine patients. The current status of surgery, radiation therapy, intracavitary instillation of radionucleides and Gamma Knife surgery in the management of craniopharyngiomas is discussed.

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Prasad, D., Steiner, M. & Steiner, L. Gamma knife surgery for craniopharyngioma. Acta neurochir 134, 167–176 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01417685

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