Craniopharyngioma is a kind of congenital brain tumor. Craniopharyngioma accounts for 5~7% of intracranial tumors. It accounts for 12~13% of intracranial tumors in children. Craniopharyngioma occurs most commonly in children but rarly in adult. The most affected age ranges from 1 years to 10 years old. Professor Xiangen Shi, the academic leader of caniopharyngioma group, has contributed himself to studying the surgery treatment of caniopharyngioma. He lead an excellent team of neurosurgeons including Zhongqing zhou, Yongli Zhang. They specialize in surgery of giant and recurrent caniopharyngiomas, which has reached the advanced level in the world. |