A metastatic pituitary carcinoid tumor successfully treated with gamma knife radiosurgery

Chinese Medical Journal (Taipei)

Volumn 64, Issue 7, 2001, Pages 414-418

  Huang, M C ^a   Lee, L S ^a   Ho, D M T ^a   Cheng, H ^a   Chung, W Y ^a   Huang, C I ^a   Hsiao, C Y ^a   Pan, D H C ^a  

^a TAIPEI VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Brain neoplasm; Carcinoid tumor; Metastases; Pituitary neoplasms; Radiosurgery

Indexed keywords

CHROMOGRANIN A; CORTICOTROPIN; FOLLITROPIN; GROWTH HORMONE; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; NEURON SPECIFIC ENOLASE; PROLACTIN; THYROTROPIN;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; BRONCHUS CARCINOID; CACHEXIA; CARCINOID; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FOLLOW UP; GAMMA KNIFE RADIOSURGERY; HEADACHE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HYPOPHYSIS TUMOR; LIVER FAILURE; LIVER METASTASIS; LIVER NODULE; MALE; METASTASIS; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OPHTHALMOPLEGIA; SKIN NODULE; SURGICAL APPROACH; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

CARCINOID TUMOR; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PITUITARY NEOPLASMS; RADIOSURGERY; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 0034811934     PISSN: 05781337     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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