Outcome of Gamma Knife Radiosurgery in 82 Patients with Acromegaly: Correlation with Initial Hypersecretion
Author(s) -
Frédéric Castinetti,
David Taïeb,
JeanMarc Kuhn,
Philippe Chanson,
M. Tamura,
P Jaquet,
B. ConteDevolx,
Jean Régis,
Henry Dufour,
Thierry Brue
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
the journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.206
H-Index - 353
eISSN - 1945-7197
pISSN - 0021-972X
DOI - 10.1210/jc.2005-0311
Subject(s) - acromegaly , radiosurgery , medicine , gamma knife , correlation , nuclear medicine , radiology , radiation therapy , mathematics , growth hormone , hormone , geometry
Because surgical and medical therapies of acromegaly all have specific limitations, radiotherapy has been used as an adjunctive strategy. Stereotactic radiosurgery has not yet been widely evaluated.
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