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ReviewCurrent oncology reports2023

Shifting Strategies in the Treatment of Pediatric Craniopharyngioma.

Segev Gabay, Thomas E Merchant, Frederick A Boop, Jonathan Roth, Shlomi Constantini

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Review in Current oncology reports, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 15 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

15 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

  1. A systematic review of long-term outcomes (>10-year follow-up) of paediatric craniopharyngioma.Child's nervous system : ChNS : official journal of the International Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery · 2026
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  2. Nordic survey on practice of neurosurgical management of craniopharyngioma in children.Child's nervous system : ChNS : official journal of the International Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery · 2026
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  3. Mapping the evolution of pediatric craniopharyngioma research: a bibliometric analysis.Child's nervous system : ChNS : official journal of the International Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery · 2025
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  6. Surgical strategies in pediatric craniopharyngioma-really a "pendulum" of surgical radicality or rather an evolution towards preserving the long-term quality of life?Child's nervous system : ChNS : official journal of the International Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery · 2025
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  13. Impact of stereotactic radiotherapy for craniopharyngioma: a large, academic hospital cohort.Child's nervous system : ChNS : official journal of the International Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery · 2024
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  14. Analysis of the different pathways of ectopic recurrence of craniopharyngioma in pediatric patients: presentation of cases and review of the literature.Child's nervous system : ChNS : official journal of the International Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery · 2024
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Segev GabayDepartment of Pediatric Neurosurgery and Pediatric Brain Institute, Dana Dwek Children Hospital, Tel Aviv Medical Center, 6 Weizmann Street, 64239, Tel Aviv, Israel.
Thomas E MerchantDepartment of Radiation Oncology, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, TN, USA.
Frederick A BoopDepartment of Neurosurgery, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, TN, USA.
Jonathan RothDepartment of Pediatric Neurosurgery and Pediatric Brain Institute, Dana Dwek Children Hospital, Tel Aviv Medical Center, 6 Weizmann Street, 64239, Tel Aviv, Israel.
Shlomi ConstantiniDepartment of Pediatric Neurosurgery and Pediatric Brain Institute, Dana Dwek Children Hospital, Tel Aviv Medical Center, 6 Weizmann Street, 64239, Tel Aviv, Israel. sconsts@netvision.net.il.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purpose of reviewCraniopharyngiomas represent one of the most challenging diseases to treat. Despite their benign histology, and after many decades of surgical experience and technological advancements, there is still no clear consensus regarding the most effective management for this tumor. Due to their location and aggressive local characteristics, purely surgical approaches all too often result in unacceptable morbidity. RECENT

findingsPartial resection combined with radiation therapy results in similar control rates when compared to aggressive surgery, while also minimalizing the neuro-endocrinological morbidity. In this manuscript, we describe the historical progression of the shifting strategies in the management of pediatric craniopharyngioma. Time has also altered our expectations for outcomes, evolving from purely morbidity and mortality to simple Glasgow Outcomes Scales, now to formal neuro-psychometric and quality of life data.

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CraniopharyngiomaPituitary NeoplasmsChildCombined Modality TherapyHumansQuality of LifeRetrospective StudiesTreatment OutcomeBlindnessBrain tumorCraniopharyngiomaEndoscopyHydrocephalusMinimally invasive treatmentMorbidityPediatricProtonsRadiotherapy

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