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Management options for persistent functional tumors
William F Chandler1, Ariel L Barkan, David E Schteingart
1Department of Neurosurgery, University of Michigan Health System, 1500 East Medical Center Drive, Room 2128, Taubman Center, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-0338, USA. wchndler@umich.edu
Neurosurgery Clinics of North America
|April 15, 2003
Abstract:
This article describes in detail the current management of patients with functional pituitary tumors that demonstrate persistent function after surgical intervention. After providing a clear definition of "persistent function" for each specific type of tumor, the medical, surgical, and radiation options for each type are provided. Functional tumors include those that produce growth hormone, adrenocorticotrophic hormone, prolactin, and thyroid stimulating hormone.