Magnetic resonance image detection of coincidental sphenoid sinus aspergillosis and pituitary microadenoma: A potential surgical disaster

Australasian Radiology

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 128-129

  Gupta, A ^a   Gupta, R K ^a   Banerjee, D ^a   Bhatia, E ^a  

^a SANJAY GANDHI POSTGRADUATE INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Aspergillus fumigatus; Magnetic resonance imaging; Pituitary neoplasm; Sphenoid sinus; Surgery

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLOSIS; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CUSHING DISEASE; FEMALE; FUNGUS IDENTIFICATION; HUMAN; HYPOPHYSIS ADENOMA; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPHENOID SINUS; TREATMENT PLANNING; TUMOR LOCALIZATION;

EID: 0031980809     PISSN: 00048461     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1673.1998.tb00588.x     Document Type: Article

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