Cushing's disease due to a giant pituitary adenoma in early infancy: CT and MRI features

Pediatric Radiology

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 48-50

  Maeder, P ^a   Gudinchet, F ^a   Rillet, B ^a   Theintz, G ^a   Meuli, R ^a  

^a LAUSANNE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORTICOTROPIN;

ARTICLE; BRAIN; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CORTICOTROPIN RELEASE; CUSHING DISEASE; DIABETES INSIPIDUS; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HYPOPHYSIS ADENOMA; INFANT; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SELLA TURCICA; TUMOR DIAGNOSIS;

ADENOMA; CUSHING SYNDROME; DIABETES INSIPIDUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PITUITARY NEOPLASMS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 0030058871     PISSN: 03010449     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF01403705     Document Type: Article

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