Radiotherapy in acromegaly: The argument against

Clinical Endocrinology

Volumn 58, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 132-135

  Barkan, Ariel L ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GROWTH HORMONE; SOMATOMEDIN C;

ACROMEGALY; BRAIN CANCER; COGNITIVE DEFECT; FOLLOW UP; GAMMA IRRADIATION; GAMMA KNIFE RADIOSURGERY; HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; HYPOPHYSIS; MEMORY DISORDER; NOTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; SAFETY; STEREOTAXIC SURGERY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ACROMEGALY; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; GROWTH HORMONE; HUMANS; INSULIN-LIKE GROWTH FACTOR I; PITUITARY IRRADIATION; RADIOSURGERY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0037318736     PISSN: 03000664     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2265.2003.01704.x     Document Type: Note

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