Differentiating neuroblastoma of pituitary gland: Neuroblastic transformation of epithelial adenoma cells: Case report

Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 85, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 953-960

  Lach, Boleslaw ^a   Rippstein, Peter ^b   Benoit, Brien G ^b   Staines, William ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^b NONE

Author keywords

electron microscopy study; immunohistochemistry; pituitary neuroblastoma; pituitary tumor; prolactin

Indexed keywords

OXYTOCIN; PROLACTIN; PROTEIN S 100; SYNAPTOPHYSIN;

ADULT; AMENORRHEA; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CELL ULTRASTRUCTURE; CRANIOTOMY; FEMALE; FEMALE INFERTILITY; GALACTORRHEA; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPERPROLACTINEMIA; HYPOPHYSIS ADENOMA; HYPOPHYSIS TUMOR; MENSTRUAL IRREGULARITY; NEUROBLASTOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROLACTIN RELEASE;

EID: 0029830398     PISSN: 00223085     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/jns.1996.85.5.0953     Document Type: Article

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