The pathology of pituitary tumors

Endocrinology and Metabolism Clinics of North America

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 13-43

  Asa, S L ^a  

^a MOUNT SINAI HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

BROMOCRIPTINE; CORTICOTROPIN; PROLACTIN; THYROTROPIN;

DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE ACTIVITY; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; GLIOMA; GRANULAR CELL TUMOR; GROWTH HORMONE RELEASE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HYPERPROLACTINEMIA; HYPOPHYSIS ADENOMA; HYPOPHYSIS TUMOR; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MENINGIOMA; NEURILEMOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

EID: 0032961611     PISSN: 08898529     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0889-8529(05)70056-6     Document Type: Article

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