A permissive role of growth hormone (GH) in the development of second brain tumors after radiotherapy?

Endocrine. 2017 Aug;57(2):356-358. doi: 10.1007/s12020-017-1325-2. Epub 2017 May 18.

Authors

Pia Burman¹, Olaf M Dekkers²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Endocrinology, Skane University Hospital, University of Lund, 205 02, Malmö, Sweden. pia.burman@med.lu.se.
² Departments of Clinical Epidemiology and Endocrinology, Leiden University Medical Centre, Leiden, The Netherlands.

PMID: 28523626
DOI: 10.1007/s12020-017-1325-2

No abstract available

Publication types

Letter
Meta-Analysis

MeSH terms

Acromegaly / complications
Brain Neoplasms / complications
Brain Neoplasms / radiotherapy*
Human Growth Hormone / metabolism*
Humans
Neoplasm Recurrence, Local
Radiotherapy / adverse effects*
Risk

Substances

Human Growth Hormone