Endocrine Abstracts

Background: The use of conventional radiotherapy (CR) in the treatment of pituitary adenomas has been associated with adverse effects such as development of hypopituitarism, cognitive impairment and optic nerve damage. Fractionated stereotactic conformal radiotherapy (FSRT) provides a new treatment regimen and was introduced at our University Hospital in 1996.Objective: To evaluate the effects of FSRT on tumour size, hormonal overproduction and developme...