Stereotactic radiosurgery with the cyberknife for pituitary adenomas

Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 157-163

  Cho, Chul Bum ^a   Park, Hae Kwan ^a   Joo, Won Il ^a   Chough, Chung Kee ^a   Lee, Kyung Jin ^a   Rha, Hyoung Kyun ^a  

^a The Catholic University of Korea   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Cyberknife; Pituitary adenoma

Indexed keywords

GROWTH HORMONE; PROLACTIN;

ACROMEGALY; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER CONTROL; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYBERKNIFE; FEMALE; GROWTH HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; HORMONE ACTION; HUMAN; HYPOPHYSIS ADENOMA; MALE; NONFUNCTIONING PITUITARY ADENOMA; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PROLACTINOMA; SAFETY; STEREOTACTIC RADIOSURGERY; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT RESPONSE; TUMOR VOLUME; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 67649484658     PISSN: 20053711     EISSN: 15987876     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3340/jkns.2009.45.3.157     Document Type: Article

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