Penar Paul L, Nathan David J, Nathan Muriel H, Salsali Afshin
Division of Neurosurgery, University of Vermont College of Medicine, Fletcher Allen Health Care-MCHV campus, 507 Fletcher House, 111 Colchester Avenue, Burlington, VT 05401, USA.
Curr Neurol Neurosci Rep. 2002 May;2(3):236-45. doi: 10.1007/s11910-002-0082-6.
Over the past few years, significant contributions have been made to the understanding, diagnosis, and treatment of pituitary tumors. This article reviews recent advances in the areas of biology, diagnostic imaging, medical diagnosis and treatment, surgical results and technique, and adjuvant therapy in the form of radiotherapy and radiosurgery. Of particular note are the roles of endoscopy, intraoperative magnetic resonance imaging, radiosurgery, and radiation for nonfunction tumors, the diagnosis of Cushing's disease, the management of "incidentalomas," and new medication therapies.
在过去几年中，人们在垂体瘤的认识、诊断和治疗方面取得了重大进展。本文综述了生物学、诊断成像、医学诊断与治疗、手术结果与技术以及放疗和放射外科等辅助治疗领域的最新进展。特别值得注意的是，内镜检查、术中磁共振成像、放射外科以及针对无功能肿瘤的放疗、库欣病的诊断、“偶发瘤”的处理和新药物治疗的作用。
