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ea0026p36 | Adrenal cortex | ECE2011

Radiosurgery with application of protone beam in patients with Cushing’s disease: a hormonal monitoring of the long-term results

Marova E , Goncharov N , Kolesnikova G , Arapova S , Zhimirikina M , Manchenko O

Patients with Cushing’s disease were treated with proton beam surgery (pituitary irradiation) and the long-term results were studied. Hormone levels in 197 patients with the verified Cushing’s disease (161 woman and 36 men) were monitored after proton irradiation. Age of patients before irradiation is 17–54 years. Duration of supervision is 1–24 years.In peripheral blood, the concentration of pituitary hormones (ACTH, prolactin, LH, F...