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Long-term outcomes for adult craniopharyngioma following radiation therapy

Laurence Masson-CoteDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Princess Margaret Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Giuseppina Laura MasucciDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Princess Margaret Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Eshetu G. AtenafuDepartment of Biostatistics, Princess Margaret Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Barbara-Ann MillarDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Princess Margaret Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Michael CusimanoDepartment of Surgery, Division of Neurosurgery, St. Michaels Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Sidney CroulDepartment of Pathology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Warren MasonDepartment of Medicine, Princess Margaret Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Normand J. LaperriereDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Princess Margaret Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Arjun SahgalDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Princess Margaret Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada;Department of Radiation Oncology, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Center, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, CanadaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Pages 153-158 | Received 26 Mar 2012, Accepted 11 Apr 2012, Published online: 08 May 2012

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