Advances in stereotactic radiosurgery in the treatment of pituitary adenomas

Current Opinion in Endocrinology, Diabetes and Obesity

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 296-300

  Mayberg, Marc ^a   Vermeulen, Sandra ^a  

^a SWEDISH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Cushing's disease; CyberKnife; External beam radiotherapy; GammaKnife; Stereotactic radiosurgery

Indexed keywords

ACROMEGALY; CANCER SURGERY; CUSHING DISEASE; EXTERNAL BEAM RADIOTHERAPY; GAMMA KNIFE RADIOSURGERY; HUMAN; HYPOPHYSIS ADENOMA; INTENSITY MODULATED RADIATION THERAPY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PROLACTINOMA; RADIATION DOSE DISTRIBUTION; RADIATION DOSE FRACTIONATION; RADIATION INJURY; RADIOBIOLOGY; RADIOSURGERY; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; STEREOTAXIC SURGERY; SURGICAL RISK;

ACROMEGALY; ADENOMA; HUMANS; PITUITARY ACTH HYPERSECRETION; PITUITARY NEOPLASMS; PROLACTINOMA; RADIOSURGERY;

EID: 34447571735     PISSN: 1752296X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MED.0b013e328204c472     Document Type: Review

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