Craniopharyngioma Classification. Neurosurgical Forum
Autores: J.M. Pascual - Rodrigo Carrasco - Ruth Prieto - F. Gonzalez-Llanos - Fernando Alvarez - J.M. Roda
Abstract: We read with great interest the article by Kassam et al. (Kassam AB, Gardner PA, Snyderman CH, et al: expanded endonasal approach a fully transnasal appproach for the resection of midlinesuprasellar carniopharingyomas: a new classification based on the infundibulum . J. Neurosurg 108:715-728 April 2008).
In their paper Kassam and colleagues introduced a newtopographical classification of craniopharyngiomas that isbased on the relationships of the tumor to the infundibulumand pituitary stalk, as observed in the surgical field by en-doscopic viewing...