Radiation therapy in the multimodal treatment approach of pituitary adenoma

Strahlentherapie und Onkologie

Volumn 178, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 173-186

  Becker, Gerd ^a,b   Kocher, Martin ^c   Kortmann, Rolf Dieter ^b   Paulsen, Frank ^b   Jeremic, Branislav ^b   Müller, Rolf Peter ^c   Bamberg, Michael ^b  

^a Department of Radiooncology and Radiation Therapy ^*  (Germany)

^b Univ Hospital for Radiooncology   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COLOGNE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Acromegaly; Cushing's disease; Non secreting adenoma; Pituitary adenoma; Prolactinoma; Radiosurgery; Radiotherapy; Side effects

Indexed keywords

DOPAMINE RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; GROWTH HORMONE; PROLACTIN; SOMATOMEDIN C;

ACROMEGALY; BRAIN NECROSIS; CANCER; CUSHING DISEASE; DEMENTIA; EXCISION; GROWTH HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; HORMONE RELEASE; HUMAN; HYPOPHYSIS ADENOMA; HYPOPITUITARISM; MEDICAL LITERATURE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PROLACTIN RELEASE; PROLACTINOMA; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION DOSE DISTRIBUTION; RADIOTHERAPY; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; STEREOTAXIC SURGERY; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT PLANNING; TUMOR GROWTH; TUMOR VOLUME; VASCULAR DISEASE; VISUAL DISORDER;

ACROMEGALY; ADENOMA; ADULT; BRAIN DISEASES; BRAIN NEOPLASMS; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CHILD; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; CUSHING SYNDROME; DOSE FRACTIONATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; NEOPLASM RECURRENCE, LOCAL; NEOPLASMS, RADIATION-INDUCED; PITUITARY NEOPLASMS; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PROLACTINOMA; RADIOSURGERY; RADIOTHERAPY; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; RADIOTHERAPY, CONFORMAL; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0036226201     PISSN: 01797158     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00066-002-0826-x     Document Type: Review

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