Dislocation of the pituitary gland by sphenocavernous meningiomas

Surgical Neurology

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 43-46

  DeMonte, Franco ^a   Harrison, Richard L ^b   Al Mefty, Ossama ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MD ANDERSON CANCER CENTER   (United States)

^b LOYOLA UNIVERSITY CHICAGO   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS FOR MEDICAL SCIENCES   (United States)

Author keywords

Cavernous sinus; hypopituitarism; meningioma; pituitary gland

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CAVERNOUS SINUS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; MENINGIOMA; PITUITARY GLAND EXAMINATION; SURGICAL ANATOMY; SURGICAL APPROACH; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT PLANNING;

ADULT; AGED; CAVERNOUS SINUS; HUMANS; HYPOPITUITARISM; MENINGEAL NEOPLASMS; MENINGIOMA; MIDDLE AGED; PARANASAL SINUS NEOPLASMS; PITUITARY GLAND; SPHENOID SINUS;

EID: 0031034015     PISSN: 00903019     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0090-3019(96)00374-6     Document Type: Article

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