Stereotactic radiotherapy for the treatment of lymphocytic hypophysitis. Report of two cases

Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 99, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 591-596

  Selch, Michael T ^a   DeSalles, Antonio A F ^a   Kelly, Daniel F ^a   Frighetto, Leonardo ^a   Vinters, Harry V ^a   Cabatan Awang, Cynthia ^a   Wallace, Robert E ^a   Solberg, Timothy D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Lymphocytic hypophysitis; Stereotactic radiotherapy

Indexed keywords

ARGIPRESSIN[1 DEAMINO]; CORTICOSTEROID; OXYCODONE; PREDNISONE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AVASCULAR NECROSIS; CASE REPORT; CONSTIPATION; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; CUSHINGOID SYNDROME; DIABETES MELLITUS; DRUG EFFECT; HEADACHE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; HYPOPHYSIS; HYPOPHYSITIS; INFLAMMATION; LYMPHOCYTIC HYPOPHYSITIS; MALE; NON INVASIVE MEASUREMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION RESPONSE; RECURRENT DISEASE; STEREOTAXIC SURGERY; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TRANSSPHENOIDAL SURGERY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0041920809     PISSN: 00223085     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/jns.2003.99.3.0591     Document Type: Article

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