Stereotactic radiotherapy for the treatment of neurosarcoidosis involving the pituitary gland and hypothalamus

Journal of Medical Imaging and Radiation Oncology

Volumn 52, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 622-626

  Sundaresan, P ^a   Jayamohan, J ^a  

^a WESTMEAD HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Central nervous system; Pituitary gland; Radiotherapy; Sarcoidosis

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; DESMOPRESSIN; FLUORODEOXYGLUCOSE; PREDNISONE; PROLACTIN; THYROXINE; ZOLEDRONIC ACID;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; DIABETES INSIPIDUS; DRUG DOSE REDUCTION; DRUG MEGADOSE; ELECTROPHORESIS; EPITHELIOID CELL; FEMALE; GIANT CELL; GOITER; GRANULOMA; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPERPROLACTINEMIA; HYPERTHYROIDISM; HYPOPHYSIS; HYPOTHALAMUS; LYMPH NODE BIOPSY; LYMPHADENOPATHY; MEDIASTINOSCOPY; NOCTURIA; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OSTEOPOROSIS; POLYDIPSIA; POLYURIA; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROLACTIN BLOOD LEVEL; RADIATION DOSE; SARCOIDOSIS; WEIGHT GAIN;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPOTHALAMIC DISEASES; PITUITARY DISEASES; RADIOSURGERY; SARCOIDOSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 58849164327     PISSN: 17549477     EISSN: 17549485     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1673.2008.02022.x     Document Type: Article

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