✓ The authors retrospectively analyzed 140 patients treated at the University of California,
San Francisco, from 1967 to 1990 to evaluate the results of radiation therapy (median 5400 …

We report cumulative results of the transsphenoidal microsurgical treatment of Cushing
disease in 221 patients: 173 patients had selective adenomectomy, 25 had total …

✓ A series of 74 patients with craniopharyngiomas were treated during a 15-year period. Of
the 74 patients, 40 were males and 34 were females, with a mean age of 27 years (range 3 …

Within three weeks of definitive surgical intervention, 467 patients with histologically proved
malignant glioma were randomized to receive one of four treatment regimens: semustine …

✓ A controlled, prospective, randomized study evaluated the use of 1, 3-bis (2-chloroethyl)-l-
nitrosourea (BCNU) and/or radiotherapy in the treatment of patients who were operated on …

Progressive enlargement of arteriovenous malformations (AVM), with resultant ischemic
symptoms, has been well documented (2-4). The impetus to investigate a rare hemodynamic …

✓ In a prospective randomized trial designed to study the effectiveness of adjuvant
chemotherapy following standard surgical treatment and radiation therapy, 233 eligible …

Treatment of acromegaly has long been recognized as necessary to relieve symptoms, halt
progression of deformities, and decompress the sella turcica. More recently, treatment …

Untreated Cushing's disease and the resultant chronically elevated glucocorticoid levels
lead to severe metabolic disturbances, including diabetes mellitus, obesity, hypertension …

✓ The author reviews his experience with surgical treatment of 1000 pituitary tumors, the
majority of which were endocrine-active. The criteria of grading, the microsurgical technique …