Surgical results of growth hormone-secreting pituitary adenoma

Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society

Volumn 45, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 271-274

  Kim, Min Su ^a   Jang, Hyun Dong ^a   Kim, Oh Lyong ^a  

^a Yeungnam University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Cavernous sinus; Growth hormone secreting pituitary adenoma; Remission induction

Indexed keywords

GROWTH HORMONE;

ACROMEGALY; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ASEPTIC MENINGITIS; CANCER GRADING; CANCER INVASION; CAVERNOUS SINUS; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID DRAINAGE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIABETES INSIPIDUS; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GROWTH HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; GROWTH HORMONE SECRETING ADENOMA; HUMAN; LIQUORRHEA; MALE; MICROADENOMA; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PREOPERATIVE CARE; TRANSSPHENOIDAL SURGERY; TUMOR CLASSIFICATION; TUMOR GROWTH; TUMOR REGRESSION;

EID: 70349664416     PISSN: 20053711     EISSN: 15987876     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3340/jkns.2009.45.5.271     Document Type: Article

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