A simple method of predicting hormonal outcome in children with intracranial germinoma

Child's Nervous System

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 179-184

  Nam, Do Hyun ^a   Wang, Kyu Chang ^b   Shin, Chung Ho ^b   Yang, Se Won ^b   Cho, Byung Kyu ^b  

^a Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Seoul National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Hormonal outcome; Intracranial germinoma; Prolactin; Thyroid function

Indexed keywords

DESMOPRESSIN; PROLACTIN;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BRAIN TUMOR; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIABETES INSIPIDUS; FEMALE; GERM CELL TUMOR; HORMONE SUBSTITUTION; HUMAN; HYPOPITUITARISM; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS SYSTEM; MALE; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SELLA TURCICA TUMOR; THYROID FUNCTION; TUMOR LOCALIZATION; TUMOR VOLUME;

ADOLESCENT; BRAIN NEOPLASMS; CHILD; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GERMINOMA; HUMANS; HYPOTHALAMO-HYPOPHYSEAL SYSTEM; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; PITUITARY-ADRENAL SYSTEM; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE CARE; PROGNOSIS; PROLACTIN; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; THYROID FUNCTION TESTS; THYROID GLAND; THYROID HORMONES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0032914597     PISSN: 02567040     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s003810050365     Document Type: Article

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