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Pituitary Network Association: www.pituitary.org

Brain Tumour Foundation of Canada: www.braintumour.ca

 

Brain Tumour Foundation for Children, Inc:  www.braintumorkids.org

Childhood Brain Tumor Foundation: www.childhoodbraintumor.org

Children’s Brain Tumor Foundation: www.cbtf.org

The Healing Exchange Brain Trust: www.braintrust.org

The International Brain Tumour Alliance: www.theibta.org

Pediatric Brain Tumor Foundation of the United States: www.pbtfus.org

 

 

References

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5. Elliott RE, Wisoff JH. Successful surgical treatment of craniopharyngioma in very young children. J Neurosurg Pediatrics. 2009;3:397-406.

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