High prevalence of anterior pituitary deficiencies after cranial radiation therapy for skull base meningiomas.

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Date publication

décembre 2021

Journal

BMC cancer

Auteurs

Lien Pubmed

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34922472

Résumé

Cranial irradiation represents one of the first line treatment proposed in skull base meningiomas. While cranial irradiation is associated with a high risk of secondary hypopituitarism, few studies focused on the specific location of skull base meningiomas.