Regression of meningiomas after discontinuation of cyproterone acetate in a transsexual patient

Acta Neurochirurgica

Volumn 152, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 1955-1956

  Cebula, Helene ^a   Pham, Trang Q ^a   Boyer, Patrick ^a   Froelich, Sébastien ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF STRASBOURG   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYPROTERONE ACETATE; FLUTAMIDE; SEX HORMONE;

ADULT; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DRUG SUBSTITUTION; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; FEMINIZATION; FOLLOW UP; HEADACHE; HUMAN; LETTER; MALE; MALE TO FEMALE TRANSSEXUAL; MENINGIOMA; NEUROSURGERY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRANSSEXUALISM; TREATMENT REFUSAL; TUMOR REGRESSION; TUMOR VOLUME;

ANDROGEN ANTAGONISTS; CYPROTERONE ACETATE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENINGEAL NEOPLASMS; MENINGIOMA; MIDDLE AGED; TRANSSEXUALISM;

EID: 78149406117     PISSN: 00016268     EISSN: 09420940     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00701-010-0787-2     Document Type: Letter

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