Pituitary adenomas treated with gamma knife radiosurgery: Volumetric analysis of 100 cases with minimum 3 year follow-up

Neurosurgery

Volumn 61, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 270-280

  Pamir, M Necmettin ^a   Kiliç, Türker ^a   Belirgen, Muhittin ^a   Abacioǧlu, Ufuk ^a   Karabekiroǧlu, Nural ^a  

^a MARMARA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Gamma knife; Growth hormone secreting adenoma; Pituitary adenoma; Radiosurgery

Indexed keywords

GROWTH HORMONE; PROLACTIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CAVERNOUS SINUS; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL STUDY; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GAMMA KNIFE RADIOSURGERY; GROWTH HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; HORMONE RELEASE; HUMAN; HYPOPHYSIS ADENOMA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; TUMOR VOLUME; TURKEY (REPUBLIC);

ADENOMA; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CAVERNOUS SINUS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GROWTH HORMONE-SECRETING PITUITARY ADENOMA; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PROLACTINOMA; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RADIOSURGERY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 34548391850     PISSN: 0148396X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1227/01.NEU.0000255519.96837.C7     Document Type: Article

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