Pituitary dysfunction in adult patients after cranial irradiation for head and nasopharyngeal tumours.

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Pituitary insufficiency after radiotherapy in the hypothalamic pituitary region is a well-known complication. However, endocrine assessments are not incorporated in the follow-up after cranial irradiation for head and neck tumours.

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Journal ID (iso-abbrev): Radiother Oncol

Title: Radiotherapy and oncology : journal of the European Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology

ISSN (Electronic): 1879-0887

ISSN (Print): 0167-8140

Publication date (Electronic): Oct 2014

Volume: 113

Issue: 1

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[1 ] Center for Endocrine Tumours Leiden, Department of Endocrinology and Metabolic Diseases, Leiden University Medical Center, The Netherlands. Electronic address: n.m.appelman-dijkstra@lumc.nl.

[2 ] Center for Endocrine Tumours Leiden, Department of Endocrinology and Metabolic Diseases, Leiden University Medical Center, The Netherlands.

[3 ] Department of Clinical Oncology & Radiotherapy, Leiden University Medical Center, The Netherlands.

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Publisher Item ID: S0167-8140(14)00348-X

DOI: 10.1016/j.radonc.2014.08.018

PubMed ID: 25236713

SO-VID: 8e09694d-e8c1-483c-b584-a44d22f38a2f

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Keywords: Cerebral tumours,Follow up,Nasopharyngeal carcinoma,Pituitary insufficiency,Radiotherapy

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Keywords: Cerebral tumours, Follow up, Nasopharyngeal carcinoma, Pituitary insufficiency, Radiotherapy

Pituitary dysfunction in adult patients after cranial irradiation for head and nasopharyngeal tumours.

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