Long term toxicity and prognostic factors of radiation therapy for secreting and non-secreting pituitary adenomas
Radiotherapy is controversially discussed in the management of benign disorders for fear of late sequelae such as tumor induction. This study was initiated to investigate long-term toxicity, treatment outcome and prognostic factors after radiotherapy (RT) in patients with pituitary adenomas.
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| Main Authors: | , , , , , , |
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| Format: | Article (Journal) |
| Language: | English |
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23 January 2013
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Radiation oncology
Year: 2013, Volume: 8, Issue: 1, Pages: 1-7 |
| ISSN: | 1748-717X |
| DOI: | 10.1186/1748-717X-8-18 |
| Online Access: | Verlag, lizenzpflichtig, Volltext: https://doi.org/10.1186/1748-717X-8-18 Verlag, lizenzpflichtig, Volltext: https://ro-journal.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/1748-717X-8-18 |
| Author Notes: | Stefan Rieken, Daniel Habermehl, Thomas Welzel, Angela Mohr, Katja Lindel, Jürgen Debus and Stephanie E. Combs |
| Summary: | Radiotherapy is controversially discussed in the management of benign disorders for fear of late sequelae such as tumor induction. This study was initiated to investigate long-term toxicity, treatment outcome and prognostic factors after radiotherapy (RT) in patients with pituitary adenomas. |
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| Item Description: | Gesehen am 12.01.2022 |
| Physical Description: | Online Resource |
| ISSN: | 1748-717X |
| DOI: | 10.1186/1748-717X-8-18 |