Mechanisms of hypothalamic-pituitary injury after oncologic disease

Endocrinologist

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 85-89

  Rose, Susan R ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI   (United States)

^b CINCINNATI CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Childhood cancer; Irradiation; Late effects; Pituitary injury

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; CORTICOTROPIN; GONADORELIN AGONIST; GONADOTROPIN; GROWTH HORMONE; LITHIUM; PREDNISONE; THYROTROPIN;

AUTOIMMUNITY; BLOOD VESSEL INJURY; BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; BRAIN MALFORMATION; BRAIN PERFUSION; BRAIN TUMOR; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER INVASION; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CELL DAMAGE; CELL REGENERATION; CHILDHOOD CANCER; CORTICOTROPIN DEFICIENCY; DISEASE COURSE; DNA DAMAGE; DRUG MEGADOSE; GONADOTROPIN DEFICIENCY; GROWTH HORMONE DEFICIENCY; HUMAN; HYDROCEPHALUS; HYPOPHYSIS DISEASE; HYPOPITUITARISM; HYPOTHALAMUS DISEASE; HYPOTHALAMUS LESION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATHOGENESIS; PRECOCIOUS PUBERTY; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION INJURY; RADIATION NECROSIS; REVIEW; STENOSIS;

EID: 41349095469     PISSN: 10512144     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/TEN.0b013e31816909e0     Document Type: Review

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