A systematic analysis of disease control in acromegaly treated with radiosurgery

Neurosurgical Focus

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 1-6

  Yang, Isaac ^a   Kim, Won ^a   de Salles, Antonio ^a   Bergsneider, Marvin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Acromegaly; Growth hormone; Insulin like growth factor I; Pituitary adenoma; Stereotactic radiosurgery

Indexed keywords

HUMAN GROWTH HORMONE; SOMATOMEDIN C;

ACROMEGALY; ADENOMA; ADJUVANT THERAPY; ADULT; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; HUMAN; HYPOPHYSIS TUMOR; INSTRUMENTATION; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; RADIOSURGERY; SECRETION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUMOR VOLUME;

ACROMEGALY; ADENOMA; ADULT; HUMAN GROWTH HORMONE; HUMANS; INSULIN-LIKE GROWTH FACTOR I; MIDDLE AGED; PITUITARY NEOPLASMS; RADIOSURGERY; RADIOTHERAPY, ADJUVANT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUMOR BURDEN;

EID: 78049427744     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10920684     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/2010.7.FOCUS10170     Document Type: Article

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