An approach to the management of patients with residual Cushing's disease

Journal of Neuro-Oncology

Volumn 94, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 313-319

  Blevins Jr , Lewis S ^a,b   Sanai, Nader ^a,b   Kunwar, Sandeep ^a,b   Devin, Jessica K ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MD ANDERSON CANCER CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Cushing's disease; Pituitary; Radiotherapy; Transsphenoidal

Indexed keywords

AMINOGLUTETHIMIDE; CORTICOTROPIN; HYDROCORTISONE; KETOCONAZOLE; METYRAPONE; MITOTANE;

ACTH SECRETING ADENOMA; ADRENALECTOMY; CORTICOTROPIN RELEASE; CUSHING DISEASE; DRUG DOSE ESCALATION; DRUG DOSE INCREASE; DRUG MEGADOSE; EXTERNAL BEAM RADIOTHERAPY; HUMAN; HYDROCORTISONE BLOOD LEVEL; HYPERCORTISOLISM; HYPOPHYSIS ADENOMA; NELSON SYNDROME; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; REMISSION; REOPERATION; REVIEW; STEREOTACTIC RADIOSURGERY; TRANSSPHENOIDAL HYPOPHYSECTOMY; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT RESPONSE; UNSPECIFIED SIDE EFFECT;

ADRENALECTOMY; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; NEUROSURGICAL PROCEDURES; PITUITARY ACTH HYPERSECRETION; PITUITARY GLAND; PUBMED; RADIOTHERAPY;

EID: 69249235851     PISSN: 0167594X     EISSN: 15737373     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11060-009-9888-2     Document Type: Review

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