Cushing's disease: Radiation therapy

Pituitary

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 11-14

  Vance, Mary Lee ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Cushing's disease; Hypopituitarism; Multimodality therapies; Radiation therapy

Indexed keywords

ACTH SECRETING ADENOMA; ARTICLE; BRAIN INJURY; CUSHING DISEASE; GAMMA KNIFE RADIOSURGERY; HUMAN; HYPOPITUITARISM; NELSON SYNDROME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTON THERAPY; STEREOTACTIC TREATMENT; TISSUE NECROSIS; TRANSSPHENOIDAL HYPOPHYSECTOMY; TREATMENT INDICATION; VISUAL DISORDER;

HUMANS; PITUITARY ACTH HYPERSECRETION; PITUITARY GLAND; RADIOTHERAPY;

EID: 59149083923     PISSN: 1386341X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11102-008-0117-3     Document Type: Article

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