Long-term results of treatment in patients with ACTH-secreting pituitary macroadenomas

European Journal of Endocrinology

Volumn 149, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 195-200

  Cannavo S ^d   Almoto, B ^d   Dall'Asta, C ^a   Corsello, S ^b   Lovicu, R M ^b   De Menis, E ^c   Trimarchi, F ^d   Ambrosi, B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^c Treviso General Hospital   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MESSINA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORTICOTROPIN; CORTICOTROPIN RELEASING FACTOR; CORTISONE ACETATE; DEXAMETHASONE; HYDROCORTISONE; KETOCONAZOLE; LOPERAMIDE;

ADJUVANT THERAPY; ADRENAL INSUFFICIENCY; ADULT; ARTICLE; CAVERNOUS SINUS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORTICOTROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; CORTICOTROPIN RELEASE; CUSHING DISEASE; DEXAMETHASONE SUPPRESSION TEST; DRUG MEGADOSE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HORMONAL REGULATION; HORMONE DETERMINATION; HORMONE SENSITIVITY; HUMAN; HYDROCORTISONE BLOOD LEVEL; HYDROCORTISONE URINE LEVEL; HYPOPHYSIS ADENOMA; LOW DRUG DOSE; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; REOPERATION; SURGICAL APPROACH; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUMOR RECURRENCE;

ADENOMA; ADRENOCORTICOTROPIC HORMONE; ADULT; AGED; CUSHING SYNDROME; DEXAMETHASONE; FEMALE; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; HORMONE ANTAGONISTS; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; KETOCONAZOLE; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PITUITARY NEOPLASMS; RADIOTHERAPY, ADJUVANT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0141627779     PISSN: 08044643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1530/eje.0.1490195     Document Type: Article

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