Granular Cell Tumour (Choristoma) of the Neurohypophysis - A Report of Two Cases

Indian Journal of Pathology and Microbiology

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 71-74

  Radhakrishnan, V V ^a   Misra, B K ^a   Rout, D ^a  

^a SREE CHITRA TIRUNAL INSTITUTE FOR MEDICAL SCIENCES AND TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Choristoma; Granular cell tumour; Granular pituicytes; Neurohypophysis

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHORISTOMA; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPOPHYSIS DISEASE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROHYPOPHYSIS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING;

CHORISTOMA; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PITUITARY DISEASES; PITUITARY GLAND, POSTERIOR;

EID: 0030628723     PISSN: 03774929     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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