Radiosurgery for pituitary tumors and craniopharyngiomas

Neurosurgery Clinics of North America

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 327-336

  Laws E R , Jr ^a   Vance, M L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CESIUM; COBALT 60; CORTICOTROPIN; GOLD; HYDROCORTISONE; HYPOTHALAMUS HORMONE; KETOCONAZOLE; YTTRIUM;

ACROMEGALY; BRACHYTHERAPY; COBALT TELETHERAPY; CRANIOPHARYNGIOMA; CUSHING DISEASE; HUMAN; HYPERCORTISOLISM; HYPOPHYSIS ADENOMA; HYPOPHYSIS TUMOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROLACTINOMA; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION INJURY; RADIATION NECROSIS; RADIOBIOLOGY; RADIOSURGERY; REVIEW; VISUAL DISORDER;

EID: 0032954542     PISSN: 10423680     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s1042-3680(18)30198-0     Document Type: Review

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