Adjuvant Gamma Knife radiosurgery in non-functioning pituitary adenomas; low risk of long-term complications in selected patients

Pituitary

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 211-216

  Höybye, Charlotte ^a   Rähn, Tiit ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Complications; Non functioning pituitary adenoma; Radiosurgery; Recurrence; Residual

Indexed keywords

GROWTH HORMONE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; CANCER ADJUVANT THERAPY; CANCER CONTROL; CANCER RECURRENCE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; GAMMA KNIFE RADIOSURGERY; HEADACHE; HUMAN; MALE; NERVE PARALYSIS; NONFUNCTIONING PITUITARY ADENOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE DISTRIBUTION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TREATMENT RESPONSE; TUMOR VOLUME;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PITUITARY NEOPLASMS; RADIOSURGERY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 67849119790     PISSN: 1386341X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11102-008-0163-x     Document Type: Article

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