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Surgical Management of Craniopharyngiomas from 1976 to 1992: Problems and Results

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Although Northfield’s opinion of 1957 that: “the treatment of these (craniopharyngioma) patients is fraught with difficulty and disappointment to a degree probably not offered by any other intracranial tumor with exception of glioblastoma” nowadays sounds unacceptably pessimistic, craniopharyngioma surgery is still a major challenge, even for experienced neurosurgeons, and many consider it one of the most delicate intracranial procedures (Baskin and Wilson 1986; Cushing 1932; Hoffman et al. 1992; Katz 1975; Manaka et al. 1985).

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  1. Ospedale Maggiore, Policlinico, IRCCS, Institute of Neurosurgery, University of Milan, Via F. Sforza 35, Milan, Italy

    R. M. Villani, E. P. Sganzerla, S. M. Gaini & L. Bello

  2. Ospedale San Raffaele, University of Milan, Via Olgettina 60, Milan, Italy

    M. Giovanelli

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Villani, R.M., Sganzerla, E.P., Gaini, S.M., Bello, L., Giovanelli, M. (1995). Surgical Management of Craniopharyngiomas from 1976 to 1992: Problems and Results. In: Broggi, G. (eds) Craniopharyngioma. Springer, Milano. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-88-470-2291-1_7

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