Pituitary carcinomas

Endocrine Pathology

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 21-35

  Saeger, Wolfgang ^a   Lübke, Dorothee ^a  

^a Marienkrankenhaus ^*  (Germany)

Author keywords

Invasive adenoma; Pituitary carcinoma

Indexed keywords

EID: 0002701472     PISSN: 10463976     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02739912     Document Type: Review

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