Smears in the diagnosis of pituitary adenomas

Acta Cytologica

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 614-618

  Ng, Ho Keung ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Adenoma; Pituitary neoplasms; Smears

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAIN TUMOR; CELL ADHESION; CELL STRUCTURE; CYTOLOGY; EPITHELIUM CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPOPHYSIS ADENOMA; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SMEAR;

EID: 0031747299     PISSN: 00015547     EISSN: 19382650     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000331816     Document Type: Article

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