Pediatric pituitary adenoma: A series of 42 patients

Journal of Clinical Neuroscience

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 124-127

  Pandey, P ^a   Ojha, B K ^a   Mahapatra, A K ^a  

^a ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Children; Pituitary adenoma; Radiotherapy; Surgery

Indexed keywords

BROMOCRIPTINE; GROWTH HORMONE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN DECOMPRESSION; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CUSHING DISEASE; DEATH; ENDOCRINE DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HYPOPHYSIS ADENOMA; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROLACTINOMA; SAFETY; TRANSSPHENOIDAL SURGERY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL DISORDER;

EID: 14744273143     PISSN: 09675868     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jocn.2004.10.003     Document Type: Article

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