Toxicity Profiles of Fractionated Radiotherapy, Contemporary Stereotactic Radiosurgery, and Transsphenoidal Surgery in Nonfunctioning Pituitary Macroadenomas.

Chia-Lun ChangKevin Sheng-Po YuanAlexander Tsang-Hsien Wu Szu-Yuan Wu

Published in: Cancers (2019)

Contemporary SRS and transsphenoidal surgery for nonfunctioning pituitary macroadenoma treatment have equivalent toxicity profiles. However, modern FRT for nonfunctioning pituitary macroadenoma treatment might considerably increase stroke risk.

Keyphrases

minimally invasive
coronary artery bypass
oxidative stress
atrial fibrillation
radiation therapy
squamous cell carcinoma
coronary artery disease
surgical site infection
brain injury
radiation induced
blood brain barrier
smoking cessation