The treatment of acromegaly by Yttrium implantation.
Yttrium implantation is one of the many ways of treating acromegaly. The advantages are the minor nature of the procedure and the fact that pituitary replacement is not as commonly required as after hypophysectomy. Thus in young female patients menstruation may be resumed following treatment and pregnancy has occurred. The procedure is not as free from complications as external irradiation but the response is more satisfactory.
D000172:Acromegaly / Q000532:radiotherapy*; D005260:Female; D006666:History of Medicine; D006801:Humans; D010910:Pituitary Irradiation / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000266:history / Q000379:methods*; D015021:Yttrium Radioisotopes / Q000627:therapeutic use*
D015021:Yttrium Radioisotopes