Published April 1997 | Version v1
Journal article

Cytotoxic endocrinopathy: a legacy of insults

Creators

  • 1. Christie Hospital and Holt Radium Inst., Manchester (United Kingdom)

Description

A review is given of the types of endocrine function impairment observed in patients having received radiotherapy or chemotherapy in cancer treatment. These include anterior pituitary hormone deficiencies as a result of external radiotherapy to the hypothalamopituitary axis, thyroid cancer, thyroid dysfunction, hyperparathyroidism, precocious puberty, and radiation-induced and chemotherapy-induced gonadal damage. (UK)

Additional details

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine
Journal Volume
90
Journal Issue
4
Journal Page Range
p. 192-199.
ISSN
0141-0768
CODEN
JRSMD9