Multidisciplinary treatment of giant invasive prolactinomas in paediatric age: Long-term follow-up in two children

Child's Nervous System

Volumn 26, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 1233-1237

  Fraioli, Mario Francesco ^a   Novegno, Federica ^a   Catena, Elisabetta ^a   Fraioli, Chiara ^b   Moschettoni, Laura ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

^b CIRAD Villa Benedetta   (Italy)

Author keywords

Childhood; Dopamine agonist therapy; Giant and invasive prolactinoma; Radiotherapy; Transphenoidal approach

Indexed keywords

DOPAMINE RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; PROLACTIN;

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHILD; CYTOREDUCTIVE SURGERY; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROLACTINOMA; QUALITY OF LIFE; RARE DISEASE; SKULL BASE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TRANSSPHENOIDAL SURGERY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUMOR GROWTH; TUMOR VOLUME; VISUAL DISORDER;

ADULT; CHILD; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; PITUITARY GLAND; PITUITARY NEOPLASMS; PROLACTINOMA; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 77956191044     PISSN: 02567040     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00381-010-1129-7     Document Type: Article

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