Radiation-induced hypopituitarism in children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia

Background: Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL) is the most common malignancy among children for whom radiotherapy and chemotherapy are used for treatment. When hypothalamus-pituitary axis is exposed to radiotherapy, children′s hormone level and quality of life are influenced. The aim of this study i...

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Main Authors: Mehrdad Mirouliaei, Masoud Shabani, Fatemeh Bakhshi, Mahtab Ordouei
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Thieme Medical and Scientific Publishers Pvt. Ltd. 2013-01-01
Series:Indian Journal of Medical and Paediatric Oncology
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Online Access:http://www.ijmpo.org/article.asp?issn=0971-5851;year=2013;volume=34;issue=1;spage=8;epage=10;aulast=Mirouliaei
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