The clinicopathological characteristics of gonadotroph cell adenoma: A study of 118 cases

Human Pathology

Volumn 28, Issue 8, 1997, Pages 905-911

  Ho, Donald Ming Tak ^a   Hsu, Chih Yi ^b   Ting, Ling Tan ^b   Chiang, Hung ^b  

^a TAIPEI VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NONE

Author keywords

FSH; Gonadotroph; LH; Pituitary adenoma

Indexed keywords

FOLLITROPIN; GONADOTROPIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AMENORRHEA; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GALACTORRHEA; GONADOTROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; HEADACHE; HUMAN; HYPOPHYSIS ADENOMA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; SCHOOL CHILD; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

EID: 0030817959     PISSN: 00468177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0046-8177(97)90005-8     Document Type: Article

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