title: Treatment of acromegaly, Cushing disease and Nelson syndrome.
abstract: Since 1957 we have treated more than 429 patients who had pituitary neoplasms, most of which were hormone-secreting tumors. Long-term follow-up in the large group of patients treated for acromegaly shows a median survival of better than 16 years, with improvement over time. The short-term follow-up results in patients with Cushing* disease, Nelson syndrome and chromophobe adenoma are very encouraging. To compare these excellent results with those following surgical procedures, a large study of patients followed for a long period after the operations is needed.
mesh_terms: D000172:Acromegaly / Q000532:radiotherapy*; D000238:Adenoma, Chromophobe / Q000532:radiotherapy*; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D003480:Cushing Syndrome / Q000532:radiotherapy*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009347:Nelson Syndrome / Q000532:radiotherapy*; D010911:Pituitary Neoplasms / Q000532:radiotherapy*