Basic Research and Clinical Aspects of Adamantinomatous Craniopharyngioma

This astute volume brings together the latest expert research on adamantinomatous craniopharyngiomas (ACPs). ACPs are histologically benign but clinically aggressive tumors exhibiting a high propensity for local invasion into the hypothalamus, optic and vascular structures. These tumors, as well as...

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Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Martinez-Barbera, Juan Pedro. (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Lilian Andoniadou, Cynthia. (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt)
Language:English
Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2017.
Edition:1st ed. 2017.
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-51890-9
Table of Contents:
  • Pathogenesis of human ACP
  • Transcriptomic and Genomic Analyses of Human Craniopharyngioma
  • Genetically Modified Mouse Models of Adamantinomatous Craniopharyngioma
  • Clinical Diagnosis of Human ACP
  • Endocrine Deficits in Patients with Human Craniopharyngioma
  • Obesity and metabolic disturbances in Adamantinomatous Craniopharyngioma Patients
  • Radiology and Radiotherapy of Craniopharyngioma
  • Surgical Treatment of Human ACP
  • Intracystic Administration of Interferon-Alpha for Reduction of Cystic Tumour Burden
  • Long-term Management and Clinical Trials in Adamantinomatous Craniopharyngioma.