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Linear growth and final height after treatment for Cushing's disease in childhood.
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Cushing's disease is associated with growth failure in childhood and adolescence. Growth and final height were analyzed in 10 patients who were cured or in remission after treatment of Cushing's disease. Seven males and 3 females, aged 6.8-17.6 yr (bone age, 3.3-15.4 yr), had transsphenoidal surgery, which was combined with pituitary irradiation (4,500 cGy in 25 fractions) in 5 patients. At presentation, 5 patients were prepubertal (males), and 5 were pubertal (2 males and 3 females). The mea...
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- Publication status:
- Published
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- Journal:
- Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism
- Volume:
- 85
- Issue:
- 9
- Pages:
- 3262-3265
- Publication date:
- 2000-09-01
- DOI:
- EISSN:
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1945-7197
- ISSN:
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0021-972X
- Source identifiers:
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138280
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- English
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pubs:138280
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- pubs:138280
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- 2012-12-19
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- 2000
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