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How do you approach treatment of a craniopharyngioma in an older adult patient?

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Radiation Oncology · University of Nebraska Medical Center

There is a bimodal age distribution, with one peak in children between 5 and 14 years old and the second peak in adults between 50 and 75 years of age. Adamantinomatous (frequently with calcification) craniopharyngiomas are more common in children, while papillary (frequently lack calcification) cra...

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