Early results of surgery in patients with nonfunctioning pituitary adenoma and analysis of the risk of tumor recurrence

Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 108, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 525-532

  Losa, Marco ^a,c   Mortini, Pietro ^b   Barzaghi, Raffaella ^a   Ribotto, Paolo ^a   Terreni, Maria Rosa ^a   Marzoli, Stefania Bianchi ^a   Pieralli, Sandra ^a   Giovanelli, Massimo ^a  

^a VITA SALUTE SAN RAFFAELE UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRESCIA   (Italy)

^c SAN RAFFAELE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Hypopituitarism; Pituitary neoplasm; Pituitary surgery; Radiotherapy

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOREDUCTIVE SURGERY; ENDOCRINE DISEASE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HYPOPHYSIS ADENOMA; HYPOPHYSIS FUNCTION; HYPOPHYSIS TUMOR; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEUROIMAGING; NEURORADIOLOGY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUMOR GROWTH; TUMOR RECURRENCE; VISION;

ADENOMA; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM RECURRENCE, LOCAL; NEOPLASM, RESIDUAL; PITUITARY NEOPLASMS; RISK ASSESSMENT; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 40549091300     PISSN: 00223085     EISSN: 00223085     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/JNS/2008/108/3/0525     Document Type: Article

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