Radiosurgery of growth hormone-producing pituitary adenomas: Factors associated with biochemical remission

Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 106, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 833-838

  Pollock, Bruce E ^a,b   Jacob, Jeffrey T ^a   Brown, Paul D ^a   Nippoldt, Todd B ^a  

^a Mayo Clinic   (United States)

^b MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

Acromegaly; Growth hormone; Stereotactic radiosurgery

Indexed keywords

DOPAMINE RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; GROWTH HORMONE; OCTREOTIDE; SOMATOMEDIN C;

ACROMEGALY; ADENOHYPOPHYSIS DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HYPOGONADISM; HYPOPHYSIS ADENOMA; HYPOPITUITARISM; HYPOTHYROIDISM; INCIDENCE; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PREOPERATIVE CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOSURGERY; REMISSION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHOOL CHILD; STEREOTAXIC SURGERY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ACROMEGALY; ACTUARIAL ANALYSIS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GROWTH HORMONE-SECRETING PITUITARY ADENOMA; HUMAN GROWTH HORMONE; HUMANS; HYPOPITUITARISM; INSULIN-LIKE GROWTH FACTOR I; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PITUITARY NEOPLASMS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RADIOSURGERY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 34247899048     PISSN: 00223085     EISSN: 00223085     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/jns.2007.106.5.833     Document Type: Article

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