Repeat pituitary ablation for advanced prostatic cancer

An elderly male patient with advanced prostatic adenocarcinoma, requiring increasing analgesia, underwent interstitial pituitary irradiation by implantation of yttrium-90. He was temporarily relieved of his pain. Assessment of his anterior pituitary function showed only partial ablation. He therefor...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Postgraduate medical journal 1985-05, Vol.61 (715), p.433-434
Hauptverfasser:	Khan, O., Allen, J., Williams, G., Mashiter, K., Joplin, G. F.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adenocarcinoma - radiotherapy Aged Bone Neoplasms - radiotherapy Bone Neoplasms - secondary Brachytherapy Humans Hypophysectomy Male Palliative Care Pituitary Irradiation Prostatic Neoplasms - radiotherapy
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