Natural history of nonfunctioning pituitary adenomas and incidentalomas: A systematic review and metaanalysis

Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 96, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 905-912

  Fernández Balsells, M Mercé ^a   Murad, Mohammad Hassan ^a   Barwise, Amelia ^a   Gallegos Orozco, Juan F ^a   Paul, Anu ^a   Lane, Melanie A ^a   Lampropulos, Julianna F ^a   Natividad, Inés ^a   Perestelo Pérez, Lilisbeth ^a   De León Lovatón, Paula G Ponce ^a   Erwin, Patricia J ^a   Carey, Jantey ^a   Montori, Victor M ^a  

^a Knowledge and Encounter Research Unit   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; COHORT ANALYSIS; DESCRIPTIVE RESEARCH; DISEASE COURSE; ENDOCRINE DISEASE; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HORMONE DEFICIENCY; HUMAN; HYPOPHYSIS ADENOMA; HYPOPHYSIS APOPLEXY; HYPOPHYSIS MACROADENOMA; HYPOPHYSIS TUMOR; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORTALITY; NONFUNCTIONING PITUITARY ADENOMA; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PITUITARY INCIDENTALOMA; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; SCHOOL CHILD; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TREND STUDY; TUMOR GROWTH; TUMOR VOLUME; VISUAL FIELD DEFECT;

ADENOMA; ALGORITHMS; DISEASE PROGRESSION; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INCIDENTAL FINDINGS; PITUITARY NEOPLASMS;

EID: 79953872204     PISSN: 0021972X     EISSN: 0021972X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1210/jc.2010-1054     Document Type: Article

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