Prolactin-secreting carcinoma of time pituitary: Clinicopathological and immunohistochemical study of a case with intracranial and intraspinal dissemination

British Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 350-355

  Bayindir, C ^a,c   Balak, N ^b   Gazioglu N ^a  

^a ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b Bakirkoy State Hospital   (Turkey)

^c D E U School of Medicine   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Brain neoplasm; Metastases; Pituitary carcinoma; Prolactin cell tumour

Indexed keywords

PROLACTIN;

ADENOHYPOPHYSIS; ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPERPROLACTINEMIA; HYPOPHYSIS TUMOR; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MITOSIS; PATHOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROLACTIN BLOOD LEVEL; PROLACTIN RELEASE; SPINAL CORD METASTASIS;

ADULT; BRAIN NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOENZYME TECHNIQUES; PITUITARY NEOPLASMS; PROLACTINOMA; SPINAL CORD NEOPLASMS;

EID: 0030816209     PISSN: 02688697     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02688699746177     Document Type: Article

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