Surgical management of giant pituitary tumours - A review of 30 cases

Acta Neurochirurgica

Volumn 138, Issue 9, 1996, Pages 1042-1049

  Goel, A ^a   Nadkarni, T ^a  

^a KEM HOSPITAL   (India)

Author keywords

Giant pituitary adenomas; Invasive pituitary adenomas; Surgical management

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN EDEMA; CAVERNOUS SINUS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; DECOMPRESSION SURGERY; FEMALE; FOREBRAIN; HUMAN; HYPOPHYSIS ADENOMA; INTRACRANIAL HYPERTENSION; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SELLA TURCICA; SURGICAL ANATOMY; SURGICAL APPROACH; VISION;

EID: 0029813693     PISSN: 00016268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF01412306     Document Type: Article

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