Four years' experiences in the treatment of pituitary adenomas with Gamma Knife radiosurgery

Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery

Volumn 70, Issue SUPPL. 1, 1998, Pages 95-109

  Lim, Y J ^a   Leem, W ^a   Kim, T S ^a   Rhee, B A ^a   Kim, G K ^a  

^a Kyung Hee University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Endocrinopathy; Gamma Knife; Pituitary adenoma; Radiosurgery

Indexed keywords

GROWTH HORMONE; PROLACTIN;

ACROMEGALY; ADULT; AGED; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONFERENCE PAPER; FEMALE; GAMMA KNIFE RADIOSURGERY; GAMMA RADIATION; GROWTH HORMONE RELEASE; HORMONE RELEASE; HUMAN; HYPOPHYSIS ADENOMA; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PROLACTINOMA; RADIATION DOSE; RADIOSURGERY; STEREOTAXIC SURGERY; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ACROMEGALY; ADENOMA; ADULT; AGED; CUSHING SYNDROME; FEMALE; HORMONES; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PITUITARY NEOPLASMS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROLACTINOMA; RADIOSURGERY;

EID: 0031726467     PISSN: 10116125     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000056412     Document Type: Conference Paper

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