Endocrine Abstracts

Purpose: To assess the effect of radiation therapy (RT) in patients with acromegaly, depending on the age of the patients and the activity of the formation.Materials and methods: The object of the study was 50 patients (36 women and 14 men) with acromegaly who received gamma-therapy in a total dose of 45-60 Gr. The age of patients ranged from 29 to 77 years. By age, the patients were divided into 3 groups: 1st age group-29–44years old-23patients (46...

The purpose of the study: To examine the incidence of neuroendocrine complications after RT of pituitary somatotropinomas.Materials and methods: Thirty patients surveyed after receiving radiation therapy (RT) at a dose of 45 g in 25 fractions a day. Of these, 21 (70%) females, 9 (30%) men. The age of patients ranged from 36–71 years. 37% of them had pituitary macroadenoma with para-, supra-, infrasellar growth. Duration of illness was on average 15 ...