Pituitary metastasis of renal cell carcinoma: A case report

Radiology and Oncology

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 225-231

  Bišof, Vesna ^a   Juretić, Antonio ^a   Šarić, Nera ^a   Melada, Ante ^a   Perković, Zdravko ^a   Radoš, Marko ^a   Štern, Ranka Padovan ^a  

^a KBC Zagreb   (Croatia)

Author keywords

Metastasis; Pituitary gland; Renal cell carcinoma

Indexed keywords

ALPHA2A INTERFERON; FLUOROURACIL; HYDROCORTISONE; LOMUSTINE; TESTOSTERONE; THYROTROPIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BONE METASTASIS; CANCER GROWTH; CANCER RECURRENCE; CANCER SIZE; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FATIGUE; HEADACHE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HORMONE SUBSTITUTION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPOPHYSIS; HYPOTHYROIDISM; IMMUNOHISTOLOGY; KIDNEY CARCINOMA; LAPAROTOMY; LUNG METASTASIS; MALE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; METASTASIS; MULTIPLE CYCLE TREATMENT; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OPTIC CHIASM; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; RADIATION DOSE; VISUAL DISORDER;

EID: 58149152663     PISSN: 13182099     EISSN: 15813207     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2478/v10019-008-0017-1     Document Type: Article

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