Bilateral extracranial extension of giant somatotropic pituitary adenoma after combined treatment. Two-stage gamma knife radiosurgery as a solution

Clin Neurol Neurosurg. 2020 Nov:198:106245. doi: 10.1016/j.clineuro.2020.106245. Epub 2020 Sep 23.

Authors

V A Rak¹, O L Evdokimova², V N Stepanov², I M Godkov², A S Tokarev²

Affiliations

¹ Sklifosovsky Research Institute of Emergency Care, Russia. Electronic address: rak@neurosklif.ru.
² Sklifosovsky Research Institute of Emergency Care, Russia.

PMID: 33045634
DOI: 10.1016/j.clineuro.2020.106245

No abstract available

Keywords: gamma knife; pituitary adenoma; subtemporal fossa.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adenoma / blood
Adenoma / diagnostic imaging
Adenoma / therapy*
Adult
Combined Modality Therapy / methods
Combined Modality Therapy / trends
Female
Human Growth Hormone / blood
Humans
Infratemporal Fossa / diagnostic imaging
Infratemporal Fossa / surgery
Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / blood
Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / diagnostic imaging
Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / therapy*
Pituitary Neoplasms / blood
Pituitary Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging
Pituitary Neoplasms / therapy*
Radiosurgery / methods*
Radiosurgery / trends
Skull Base Neoplasms / blood
Skull Base Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging
Skull Base Neoplasms / secondary
Skull Base Neoplasms / therapy*

Substances

Human Growth Hormone