Impacts of Surgery on Symptom Burden and Quality of Life in Pituitary Tumor Patients in the Subacute Post-operative Period

Impacts of Surgery on Symptom Burden and Quality of Life in Pituitary Tumor Patients in the Subacute Post-operative Period

Background: Pituitary tumors are rare but are associated with significant symptoms that impact patients' quality of life (QOL). Surgery remains one of the most effective treatment options for long term disease control and symptom benefit, but symptom, and quality of life recovery in the subacut...

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Main Authors: Mark R. Waddle, Mollie D. Oudenhoven, Casey V. Farin, Allison M. Deal, Riane Hoffman, Hojin Yang, Jennifer Peterson, Terri S. Armstrong, Matthew G. Ewend, Jing Wu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2019-04-01
Series:Frontiers in Oncology
Subjects:
pituitary
adenoma
surgery
QOL
subacute
post-operative
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fonc.2019.00299/full

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