Endocrine Abstracts

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Pituitary radiotherapy plays an important role in the overall management of pituitary disease, but needs discussion at an expert regional pituitary MDT. Repeat surgical exploration is increasingly performed either as an alternative to radiotherapy or to further reduce tumour bulk ahead of radiotherapy. Careful discussion with the patient on the risks and benefits of radiotherapy, and all the other options, is essential. It is best to consider the control of tumour growth and a...

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1. Introduction and a bit about me2. My tumour and surgical treatmentExplanation of how my tumour presented and was diagnosed. Description of how I was treated with transsphenoidal surgery, the results of that, and subsequent craniotomy. Immediate endocrine effects.3. Recurrence and its treatment – Radiotherapy vs RadiosurgeryMonitored with MRI scans, recurrence detected. Broad obs...