Pituitary adenomas in northern Sweden: A study on therapy choices and the risk of second primary tumours

Clinical Endocrinology

Volumn 68, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 780-785

  Norberg, Lars ^a   Johansson, Robert ^a   Rasmuson, Torgny ^a  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CALCULATION; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER REGISTRY; CANCER RISK; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HYPOPHYSIS ADENOMA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SCHOOL CHILD; SECOND CANCER; SWEDEN;

ADENOMA; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; GROWTH HORMONE-SECRETING PITUITARY ADENOMA; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS, SECOND PRIMARY; PITUITARY NEOPLASMS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SWEDEN;

EID: 42449111750     PISSN: 03000664     EISSN: 13652265     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2265.2007.03118.x     Document Type: Article

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