Quality of life but not cognition is impacted by radiotherapy in patients with non-functioning pituitary adenoma

G Crouzeix, R Morello, J Thariat… - Hormone and …, 2019 - thieme-connect.com
Non-functioning pituitary adenomas (NFPA) are benign neoplasms that are first treated by
surgery and secondary radiation therapy in case of residual tumor or regrowth. The …

Health-related quality of life in patients with nonfunctioning pituitary adenomas undergoing postoperative radiation therapy: a case-control study

B González, G Vargas, E Espinosa… - Endocrine Practice, 2016 - Elsevier
ABSTRACT Objective: Nonfunctioning pituitary adenomas (NFPAs) can be associated with
significant morbidity including a compromised quality of life (QoL). Radiotherapy (RT) is …

Radiotherapy is not associated with reduced quality of life and cognitive function in patients treated for nonfunctioning pituitary adenoma

AP Van Beek, ACM van den Bergh… - International Journal of …, 2007 - Elsevier
Purpose: To assess the influence of different treatment modalities on long-term health-
related quality of life (HR-QoL) and cognitive problems among patients who had been …

Assessment of cognitive function, mood, and quality of life in hypopituitary patients after pituitary adenomectomy with or without radiotherapy

C Petry, M Rios, C Leaes, J Pereira-Lima… - International Journal of …, 2011 - brieflands.com
: Background: Pituitary diseases are often associated with changes in quality of life.
Hypopituitarism and radiotherapy may negatively affect quality of life, causing depression …

Health-related quality of life analyses in nonfunctioning pituitary macroadenoma patients identifies at-risk populations

AJ Wisdom, MA Dyer, NK Horick, BY Yeap, KK Miller… - Pituitary, 2023 - Springer
Purpose The quality of life (QoL) impact of multidisciplinary treatment for patients with
nonfunctioning pituitary macroadenomas (NFPMA) is unclear. We sought to investigate …

Quality of life is decreased after treatment for nonfunctioning pituitary macroadenoma

OM Dekkers, AA Van der Klaauw… - The Journal of …, 2006 - academic.oup.com
Objective: Although a reduced quality of life (QoL) has been reported after long-term cure of
functioning pituitary adenomas, the effect of successful treatment of nonfunctioning pituitary …

Normal long‐term health‐related quality of life can be achieved in patients with functional pituitary adenomas having surgery as primary treatment

E Ritvonen, A Karppinen, H Sintonen… - Clinical …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Background Previous studies report impaired health‐related quality of life (HRQ oL) in
patients with functional pituitary adenomas (FPA). We assessed HRQ oL in FPA patients …

Evaluation of the effect of radiotherapy for pituitary tumours on cognitive function and quality of life

R Noad, KR Narayanan, T Howlett, NB Lincoln… - Clinical Oncology, 2004 - Elsevier
Aims: Pituitary tumours are often treated with radiotherapy, which can cause cognitive
impairment when given in high doses. It is assumed that current regimens do not cause …

Health‐related quality of life in patients treated for nonfunctioning pituitary adenomas during the years 2000–2010

A Karppinen, E Ritvonen, R Roine… - Clinical …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Objective The published data on health‐related quality of life (HRQ oL) after treatment of
nonfunctioning pituitary adenomas (NFPA s) are conflicting. We evaluated HRQ oL in a …

Current treatment protocols can offer a normal or near‐normal quality of life in the majority of patients with non‐functioning pituitary adenomas

C Capatina, C Christodoulides… - Clinical …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Objective Non‐functioning pituitary adenomas (NFA) may be associated with significant
morbidity. Published data on the quality of life (Q o L) of patients with NFA are scarce and …