International Journal of Radiation Oncology * Biology * Physics
Volume 53, Issue 3 , Pages 533-542 , 1 July 2002

Craniopharyngioma: the St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital experience 1984–2001

  • Thomas E Merchant, D.O., Ph.D.

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    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests to: Thomas E. Merchant, D.O., Ph.D., Department of Radiation Oncology, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, 332 N. Lauderdale St., Memphis, TN 38105-2794 USA. Tel: 901-495-3347; Fax: 901-495-3981
    • Department ofRadiation Oncology, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, Memphis, Tennessee, USA
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  • Erin N Kiehna, B.S.

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    • Department ofRadiation Oncology, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, Memphis, Tennessee, USA
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  • Robert A Sanford, M.D.

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    • Department of Neurosurgery, LeBonheur Children’s Medical Center, Memphis, TN, USA
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  • Raymond K Mulhern, Ph.D.

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    • Department ofBehavioral Medicine, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, Memphis, Tennessee, USA
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  • Stephen J Thompson, M.D.

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    • Division ofNeuro-Oncology, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, Memphis, Tennessee, USA
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  • Matthew W Wilson, M.D.

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    • Division ofOphthalmology, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, Memphis, Tennessee, USA
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  • Robert H Lustig, M.D.

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    • Division ofEndocrinology, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, Memphis, TN, USA
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  • Larry E Kun, M.D.

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    • Department ofRadiation Oncology, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, Memphis, Tennessee, USA

Received 16 July 2001 ,Accepted 6 February 2002.

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☆ Supported in part by the American Cancer Society Grant RPG-99-25201CCE, Cancer Center Support CORE Grant P30 CA 21765, and the American Lebanese Syrian Associated Charities (ALSAC).

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International Journal of Radiation Oncology * Biology * Physics
Volume 53, Issue 3 , Pages 533-542 , 1 July 2002

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