Persistent and Recurrent Hypercortisolism after Transsphenoidal Surgery for Cushing's Disease

Acta Neurochirurgica, Supplement

Volumn 1996, Issue 65, 1996, Pages 31-34

  Knappe, U J ^a   Ludecke D K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER HAMBURG EPPENDORF   (Germany)

Author keywords

ACTH; Cushing's syndrome; Pituitary neoplasm; Transnasal microsurgery

Indexed keywords

ADJUVANT THERAPY; ADRENAL CORTEX HYPERFUNCTION; ADRENALECTOMY; ARTICLE; CUSHING SYNDROME; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HYPOPHYSECTOMY; HYPOPHYSIS TUMOR; MINIMAL RESIDUAL DISEASE; MULTIMODALITY CANCER THERAPY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; RADIOTHERAPY; REOPERATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TREATMENT FAILURE; TUMOR RECURRENCE;

ADRENALECTOMY; ADRENOCORTICAL HYPERFUNCTION; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; CUSHING SYNDROME; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; HYPOPHYSECTOMY; NEOPLASM RECURRENCE, LOCAL; NEOPLASM, RESIDUAL; PITUITARY IRRADIATION; PITUITARY NEOPLASMS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RADIOTHERAPY, ADJUVANT; REOPERATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT FAILURE;

EID: 0029690143     PISSN: 00651419     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-7091-9450-8_10     Document Type: Article

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