Extremely late development of pituitary carcinoma after surgery and radiotherapy

Journal of Neuro-Oncology

Volumn 92, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 219-222

  Figueiredo, Eberval Gadelha ^a   Paiva, Wellingson Silva ^a   Teixeira, Manoel Jacobsen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Brain neoplasm; Meningioma; Pituitary adenoma; Pituitary carcinoma

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER LOCALIZATION; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CASE REPORT; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID ANALYSIS; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; ENDOCRINE SURGERY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPOPHYSIS ADENOMA; MALE; MENINGIOMA; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; RADIATION DOSE; STEREOTACTIC TREATMENT; SURGICAL APPROACH; TUMOR RECURRENCE; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

BRAIN NEOPLASMS; CARCINOMA; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MENINGIOMA; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM RECURRENCE, LOCAL; NEOPLASMS, SECOND PRIMARY; NEUROSURGICAL PROCEDURES; PITUITARY NEOPLASMS; RADIOTHERAPY;

EID: 61349116182     PISSN: 0167594X     EISSN: 15737373     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11060-008-9748-5     Document Type: Article

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