Radiotherapy for pituitary adenoma: Long-term outcome and sequelae

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 39, Issue 2 SUPPL., 1997, Pages 437-444

  Mccord, Mark W ^a   Buatti, John M ^a   Fennell, Eileen M ^b   Mendenhall, William M ^a   Marcus Jr , Robert B ^a   Rhoton, Albert L ^a   Grant, Maria B ^a   Friedman, William A ^a  

^a Department of Medicine

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Adenoma; Adverse effects; Pituitary neoplasms; Radiotherapy

Indexed keywords

CORTICOTROPIN; FOLLITROPIN; GROWTH HORMONE; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; PROLACTIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER CONTROL; HORMONE ACTION; HUMAN; HYPOPHYSIS ADENOMA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROLACTIN BLOOD LEVEL; QUALITY OF LIFE; TUMOR RECURRENCE; VISION;

ADENOMA; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COGNITION; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM RECURRENCE, LOCAL; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PITUITARY HORMONES; PITUITARY NEOPLASMS; SALVAGE THERAPY; VISION DISORDERS;

EID: 0030881047     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0360-3016(97)00335-0     Document Type: Article

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