Evaluation of transsphenoidal hypophysectomy in the management of metastatic breast carcinoma. Hormone responsiveness and the interval between initial diagnosis and hypophysectomy provide the most reliable predictors of success.
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001943:Breast Neoplasms; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007016:Hypophysectomy / Q000379:methods*; D008875:Middle Aged; D010148:Intractable Pain / Q000628:therapy*; D010166:Palliative Care; D010911:Pituitary Neoplasms / Q000556:secondary* / Q000601:surgery; D011379:Prognosis