Biochemical cure of recurrent acromegaly by resection of cervical spinal canal metastases

Clinical Endocrinology

Volumn 44, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 597-602

  Dayan, Colin ^a   Guilding, Tess ^a   Hearing, Stephen ^a   Thomas, Paul ^a   Nelson, Richard ^b   Moss, Tim ^b   Bradshaw, John ^b   Levy, Andy ^a   Lightman, Stafford ^a  

^a BRISTOL ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^b FRENCHAY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACROMEGALY; ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPOPHYSIS CARCINOMA; HYPOPHYSIS TUMOR; MALE; METASTASIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINAL CORD TUMOR;

EID: 0029940417     PISSN: 03000664     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2265.1996.685507.x     Document Type: Article

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