9.5.2. Pathological findings following radiosurgery of pituitary adenomas

Progress in Neurological Surgery

Volumn 20, Issue , 2007, Pages 172-179

  Sheehan, Jason ^a   Lopes, M B ^a   Laws, E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORTICOTROPIN;

ADENOMA; ARTICLE; HUMAN; HYPOPHYSIS TUMOR; INCIDENCE; PATHOLOGY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; RADIATION DOSE; RADIOSURGERY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SECRETION;

ADENOMA; ADRENOCORTICOTROPIC HORMONE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; PITUITARY NEOPLASMS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RADIOSURGERY; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 34447520286     PISSN: 00796492     EISSN: 16623924     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1159/000100112     Document Type: Article

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