Prospective study of transsphenoidal pituitary surgery: Is tumor volume a predictor for the residual tumor?

Chinese Medical Journal

Volumn 125, Issue 14, 2012, Pages 2444-2448

  Resha, Shrestha ^a   Qi, Lei ^a   Bao, Gang ^a   Wang, Mao De ^a  

^a XI'AN JIAOTONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Pituitary neoplasms; Predictor; Residual volume; Transsphenoidal approach; Tumor volume

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPOPHYSIS ADENOMA; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RESIDUAL VOLUME; RISK; TRANSSPHENOIDAL PITUITARY SURGERY; TRANSSPHENOIDAL SURGERY; TUMOR VOLUME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PITUITARY GLAND; PITUITARY NEOPLASMS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUMOR BURDEN; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84864246480     PISSN: 03666999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.0366-6999.2012.14.009     Document Type: Article

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