Adjuvant or radical fractionated stereotactic radiotherapy for patients with pituitary functional and nonfunctional macroadenoma [PDF]
, 2011 Purpose To evaluate the efficacy and toxicity of stereotactic fractionated radiotherapy (SFRT) for patients with pituitary macroadenoma (PMA). Methods and Materials Between March 2000 and March 2009, 27 patients (male to female ratio, 1.25) with PMA ...
Damien C Weber +5 more
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Trophic and neurotrophic factors in human pituitary adenomas (Review) [PDF]
, 2017 The pituitary gland is an organ that functionally connects the hypothalamus with the peripheral organs. The pituitary gland is an important regulator of body homeostasis during development, stress, and other processes.
Agostinelli, Enzo +11 more
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Steroidogenesis inhibitors in the treatment of nonoperative Cushing’s syndrome – a literature review
Family Medicine & Primary Care Review, 2023 Magdalena Kamińska +8 more
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Hyperglycemia induced by pasireotide in patients with Cushing’s disease or acromegaly [PDF]
, 2016 PURPOSE: Cushing’s disease (CD) and acromegaly are characterized by excessive hormone secretion resulting in comorbidities such as impaired glucose metabolism, diabetes and hypertension.
Silverstein, Julie M
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Frontiers in EndocrinologyPituitary adenomas (PAs), accounting for 10–15% of intracranial tumors, cause significant morbidity through endocrine dysfunction and mass effects. While current treatments (surgery, pharmacotherapy, radiation) face challenges such as drug resistance ...
Zisheng Yan +7 more
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The 'incidentaloma' of the pituitary gland. Is neurosurgery required? [PDF]
, 1990 We describe a series of 18 patients with an intrasellar mass incidentally discovered by computed tomography or magnetic resonance imaging. The average size of the mass was 13 mm, with a range from 5 to 25 mm.
Allolio, Bruno +4 more
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Radiosurgery for pituitary adenomas: evaluation of its efficacy and safety [PDF]
, 2010 Object To assess the effects of radiosurgery (RS) on the radiological and hormonal control and its toxicity in the treatment of pituitary adenomas. Methods Retrospective analysis of 42 patients out of the first 48 consecutive patients with pituitary ...
Douglas G Castro +2 more
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Advances in the Management of Pituitary Tumors [PDF]
, 1974 A new development in the management of pituitary tumors is the transsphenoidal technique. It will be my purpose to show that it provides an elegant way of handling the great majority of pituitary problems, at least the ones that I have encountered ...
Wilson, Charles B.
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Hypersscretion of ACTH growth hormone and prolactin in a patient with pituitary adenoma [PDF]
, 1978 Fink, R. +3 more
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A pituitary adenoma secreting high molecular weight adrenocorticotropin without evidence of Cushing's disease [PDF]
, 1987 Allolio, B. +4 more
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