Endocrine disorders following treatment of childhood brain tumours.

We have studied the long-term endocrine effects of treatment on 144 children treated for brain tumours. All received cranial irradiation, 86 also received spinal irradiation and 34 chemotherapy. Almost all patients (140 of 144) had evidence of growth hormone insufficiency. Treatment with growth horm...

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Autores principales: Livesey, E. A., Hindmarsh, P. C., Brook, C. G., Whitton, A. C., Bloom, H. J., Tobias, J. S., Godlee, J. N., Britton, J.
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group 1990
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1971355/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/2109998

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1971355/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/2109998

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