Survival, neurologic response, and prognostic factors in dogs with pituitary masses treated with radiation therapy and untreated dogs

Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 1027-1033

  Kent, Michael S ^a,c   Bommarito, David ^b   Feldman, Edward ^c   Theon, Alain P ^a  

^a Department of Surgical and Radiological Sciences ^*

^b Veterinary Medical Teaching Hospital

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Canine; Macroadenoma; Macrotumor; Pituitary tumor; Radiation therapy

Indexed keywords

CORTICOTROPIN;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BLOOD; DOG; DOG DISEASE; FEMALE; HYPOPHYSIS TUMOR; KAPLAN MEIER METHOD; MALE; MEGAVOLTAGE RADIOTHERAPY; PATHOLOGY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

ADRENOCORTICOTROPIC HORMONE; ANIMALS; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; FEMALE; KAPLAN-MEIERS ESTIMATE; MALE; PITUITARY NEOPLASMS; RADIOTHERAPY, HIGH-ENERGY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

ANIMALIA; CANIS FAMILIARIS;

EID: 34848848142     PISSN: 08916640     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1892/0891-6640(2007)21[1027:SNRAPF]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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