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Journal of the Korean Society for Therapeutic Radiology 1990;8(2): 163-168. |
| The Efficacy of Radiation Therapy in the Treatment of Pituitary Adenoma |
| Heung Lee Cho, Kwang Mo Yang, Seung Chang Shon, Hyun Suk Suh |
| Department of Radiation Therapy, Inje University, Seoul Korea Seoul and Pusan Paik Hospital, Korea. |
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| ABSTRACT |
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Between 1984 and 1989, 22 patients with pituitary adenomas were treated with radiation therapy. The tumor was controlled in 18 of 22 (81.8%) patients for an observed period of II to 98 months. Eleven of 12 (92%) patients with visual field defect experienced nomalization or improvement, and 3 of 5 evaluable patients with hyperprolactinemia achieved normalization in one and decrement in two patients.
We concluded that: (a) postoperative radiotherapy is clearly effective in the controlling of clinical symptoms and signs resulting from pituitary adenoma: (b) In the macroadenoma, the difference of control rate between suprasellar, <2cm.
And suprasellar,>2cm. Was not significant. |
| Key Words:
Pituitary adenoma, Radiotherapy |
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