Stereotactic radiation therapy for the treatment of functional pituitary adenomas associated with feline acromegaly

摘要

BackgroundConventional fractionated radiotherapy has been shown to be partially effective for management of pituitary tumors in cats that cause acromegaly and diabetes mellitus (DM), but, the efficacy and safety of stereotactic radiation therapy (SRT) as a treatment for acromegalic cats has not been described.