Prolactin secreting pituitary adenomas: Analysis of 429 surgically treated patients, effect of adjuvant treatment modalities and review of the literature

Acta Neurochirurgica

Volumn 141, Issue 12, 1999, Pages 1287-1294

  Ozgen, T ^a   Oruckaptan, H H ^a   Ozcan, O E ^a   Acikgoz, B ^b  

^a HACETTEPE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b Bayindir Medical Center   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Bromocriptine; Pituitary adenoma; Prolactinoma; Radiotherapy; Transsphenoidal surgery

Indexed keywords

BROMOCRIPTINE; DOPAMINE RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; PROLACTIN;

ADJUVANT THERAPY; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG TOLERANCE; DURA MATER; FEMALE; HORMONAL REGULATION; HUMAN; HYPOPHYSIS ADENOMA; LITERATURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PEROPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; PROLACTINOMA; RADIATION DOSE; RADIOLOGY; RECURRENT DISEASE; SELLA TURCICA; SURVIVAL TIME; TRANSSPHENOIDAL SURGERY; VOLUMETRY;

BROMOCRIPTINE; CHEMOTHERAPY, ADJUVANT; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; HUMANS; HYPOPHYSECTOMY; INJECTIONS, INTRALESIONAL; NEOPLASM INVASIVENESS; PITUITARY IRRADIATION; PITUITARY NEOPLASMS; PROLACTINOMA; RADIOTHERAPY, ADJUVANT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0033427799     PISSN: 00016268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s007010050432     Document Type: Article

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