What is the preferred dose and fractionation scheme for patients with pituitary macroadenomas?
If normal tissue constraints can be met, should most patients (including ones with secretory tumors) be treated with radiosurgery and/or hypofractionated regimens? Which patients should receive conventionally fractionated regimens?
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Radiation Oncology · Cleveland Clinic
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Radiation treatment approach for pituitary adenomas is dependent on several factors. This includes whether it is secretory or nonsecretory, and proximity to optic nerves/chiasm. Surgical resection should always be considered as the first approach (with the exception of prolactinomas, which should be...
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