Pituitary radiotherapy for Cushing's disease

Neuroendocrinology

Volumn 92, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2010, Pages 107-110

  Losa, Marco ^a,b   Picozzi, Piero ^a   Redaelli, Maria Grazia ^a   Laurenzi, Andrea ^a   Mortini, Pietro ^a  

^a VITA SALUTE SAN RAFFAELE UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^b SAN RAFFAELE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Adrenocorticotropin; Cortisol; Pituitary neoplasm; Pituitary surgery; Radiosurgery; Radiotherapy

Indexed keywords

CORTICOTROPIN; HYDROCORTISONE;

ACTH SECRETING ADENOMA; CONFERENCE PAPER; CUSHING DISEASE; GAMMA KNIFE RADIOSURGERY; HUMAN; HYDROCORTISONE RELEASE; HYPOPITUITARISM; ISCHEMIC OPTIC NEUROPATHY; KAPLAN MEIER METHOD; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE FRACTIONATION; RADIATION NECROSIS; REMISSION; RISK ASSESSMENT;

ADENOMA; HUMANS; PITUITARY ACTH HYPERSECRETION; PITUITARY NEOPLASMS; REMISSION INDUCTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 77956527589     PISSN: 00283835     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000314299     Document Type: Conference Paper

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