DiPatri Arthur J, Prabhu Vikram
Division of Pediatric Neurosurgery, Children's Memorial Hospital, 2300 Children's Plaza, P.O. Box 28, Chicago, IL 60614, USA.
Childs Nerv Syst. 2005 Aug;21(8-9):606-21. doi: 10.1007/s00381-005-1224-3. Epub 2005 Jul 26.
Nearly 100 years have passed since the first surgical attempt to remove a craniopharyngioma was undertaken, and the management of patients with these tumors continues to both challenge and frustrate those involved with their treatment.
By constructing a historical framework from past literature on the treatment of craniopharyngioma, the authors have attempted to document the early and important events in the treatment of these tumors in order to add a historical dimension to their current treatment and to engender a more comprehensive understanding of the modern treatment of craniopharyngioma.
The application of radiotherapeutic techniques to the management of craniopharyngioma would begin to complement the role of surgery, but debate would soon emerge as to what constituted the most appropriate management for craniopharyngioma in children.
自首次尝试通过手术切除颅咽管瘤至今已过去近100年，而这些肿瘤患者的治疗仍然给参与其治疗的人员带来挑战和困扰。
通过构建一个基于过去颅咽管瘤治疗文献的历史框架，作者试图记录这些肿瘤治疗中的早期重要事件，以便为当前治疗增添历史维度，并促使对颅咽管瘤现代治疗有更全面的理解。
放射治疗技术应用于颅咽管瘤的治疗将开始补充手术的作用，但关于儿童颅咽管瘤最合适的治疗方法是什么的争论很快就会出现。
