Pituitary dysfunction in adult patients after cranial radiotherapy: Systematic review and meta-analysis

Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 96, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 2330-2340

  Appelman Dijkstra, Natasha M ^a   Kokshoorn, Nieke E ^a   Dekkers, Olaf M ^a   Neelis, Karen J ^a   Biermasz, Nienke R ^a   Romijn, Johannes A ^a   Smit, Johannes W A ^a   Pereira, Alberto M ^a  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORTICOTROPIN; FOLLITROPIN; GROWTH HORMONE; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; THYROTROPIN;

CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CRANIAL RADIOTHERAPY; ENDOCRINE FUNCTION TEST; GROWTH HORMONE DEFICIENCY; HEAD AND NECK CANCER; HEMATOLOGIC MALIGNANCY; HUMAN; HYPERPROLACTINEMIA; HYPOPITUITARISM; INTRACRANIAL TUMOR; META ANALYSIS; NASOPHARYNX CANCER; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; REFERENCE VALUE; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; WHOLE BODY RADIATION;

ADULT; BRAIN NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; HYPOPITUITARISM; PREVALENCE; RADIOTHERAPY;

EID: 79961241139     PISSN: 0021972X     EISSN: 19457197     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1210/jc.2011-0306     Document Type: Review

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