Spontaneous Resolution of Radiotherapy-induced Craniopharyngioma Cyst
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Craniopharyngioma cyst enlargement after surgery and radiation therapy is often presumed to represent a treatment failure, instigating further management strategies. We present an eight-year-old girl with a small intrasellar residuum post-resection who then developed cystic enlargement post-radiotherapy. With close surveillance, the cyst spontaneously resolved.
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دوره 7 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2015