Gamma Knife radiosurgery for functioning pituitary adenomas

Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery

Volumn 72, Issue SUPPL. 1, 1999, Pages 101-110

  Kim, S H ^a   Huh, R ^a   Chang, J W ^a   Park, Y G ^a   Chung, S S ^a  

^a Yonsei University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Endocrinopathy; Gamma Knife radiosurgery; Hormonal normalization; Hypersecretion; Pituitary adenoma

Indexed keywords

CORTICOTROPIN; GROWTH HORMONE; HYDROCORTISONE; PROLACTIN;

ACROMEGALY; ADULT; AGED; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONFERENCE PAPER; CUSHING DISEASE; FEMALE; HORMONAL REGULATION; HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; HYPOPHYSIS ADENOMA; HYPOPHYSIS FUNCTION; MALE; PROLACTINOMA; RADIOSURGERY; STEREOTAXIC SURGERY; TRANSSPHENOIDAL SURGERY; TUMOR VOLUME;

EID: 0033384759     PISSN: 10116125     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000056445     Document Type: Conference Paper

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