Pituitary radiosurgery

Techniques in Neurosurgery

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 143-151

  LišŠák, Roman ^a   Vladyka, Vilibald ^a   Marek, Josef ^b  

^a NA HOMOLCE HOSPITAL   (Czech Republic)

^b CHARLES UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Gamma knife; Pituitary adenoma; Radiosurgery

Indexed keywords

CORTICOTROPIN; DOPAMINE RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; ESTRADIOL; FOLLITROPIN; GROWTH HORMONE; GROWTH HORMONE RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; HORMONE RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; HYDROCORTISONE; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; PROLACTIN; PROTIRELIN; SEX HORMONE BINDING GLOBULIN; SOMATOMEDIN C; SOMATOSTATIN DERIVATIVE; TESTOSTERONE; TETRACOSACTIDE; THYROTROPIN; THYROXINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACROMEGALY; ADJUVANT THERAPY; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER CONTROL; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CORTICOTROPIN RELEASE; CUSHING DISEASE; DRUG TOLERABILITY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GAMMA KNIFE RADIOSURGERY; HUMAN; HYPOPHYSIS ADENOMA; HYPOPHYSIS FUNCTION; HYPOPITUITARISM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MICROSURGERY; NEUROIMAGING; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OPTIC NERVE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PROLACTINOMA; RADIATION DOSE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TRANSSPHENOIDAL HYPOPHYSECTOMY; TREATMENT INDICATION; TUMOR RECURRENCE; TUMOR VOLUME;

EID: 22244464214     PISSN: 10772855     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00127927-200309030-00006     Document Type: Article

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