Gamma Knife Surgery in Pituitary Microadenomas

Yonsei Medical Journal

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 165-173

  Park, Yong Gou ^a,b   Chang, Jin Woo ^a   Kim, Eun Young ^a   Chung, Sang Sup ^a  

^a Yonsei University   (South Korea)

^b Yonsei University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Acromegaly; Cushing's disease; Gamma Knife radiosurgery; Pituitary adenoma; Prolactinoma

Indexed keywords

ADENOMA; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPOPHYSIS TUMOR; MALE; METABOLISM; MIDDLE AGED; RADIOSURGERY;

ADENOMA; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PITUITARY NEOPLASMS; RADIOSURGERY;

EID: 0030157751     PISSN: 05135796     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3349/ymj.1996.37.3.165     Document Type: Article

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