Posts by Brooke Swearingen, MD
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Intraoperative Cytology and Frozen Section Pathology of Cushing's Disease Are Useful Additional Diagnostic Tools
The first study of its kind showed intraoperative cytological analyses aid pathological confirmation of microadenomas in Cushing's disease.
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Biochemical Control Now Possible in Nearly All Patients with Acromegaly
In a study that spanned nearly 40 years of follow-up at Mass General, 93% of patients with acromegaly achieved normalization of normal insulin-like growth factor 1.
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Review: Intraoperative MRI for Pituitary Adenomas
The use of magnetic resonance imaging during transsphenoidal surgery for pituitary adenomas provides images that allow detection of residual tumor and increase the likelihood of gross total resection.
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