Multiple radiation-induced intracranial lesions after treatment for pituitary adenoma: Case report

Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 88, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 111-115

  Alexander, Michael J ^a   DeSalles, Antonio A F ^b   Tomiyasu, Uwamie ^b  

^a UCLA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Cavernous malformation; Ependymoma; Meningioma; Pituitary adenoma; Radiation induced tumor

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CASE REPORT; CEREBROVASCULAR MALFORMATION; CRANIOTOMY; EPENDYMOMA; HUMAN; HYPOPHYSIS ADENOMA; MALE; MENINGIOMA; NEUROSURGERY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION CARCINOGENESIS; SYNCOPE;

EID: 0031984953     PISSN: 00223085     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/jns.1998.88.1.0111     Document Type: Article

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