Double adenoma of the pituitary: A somatotroph adenoma colliding with a gonadotroph adenoma

Journal of Endocrinological Investigation

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 37-41

  Syro, L V ^a   Horvath, E ^b   Kovacs, Kalman ^a,b  

^a HOSPITAL PABLO TOBÓN URIBE   (Colombia)

^b ST MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Acromegaly; Collision tumors; Double adenomas; Gonadotroph adenoma; Histology; Immunocytochemistry; Pathology; Pituitary neoplasm; Somat otroph adenoma; Ultrastructure

Indexed keywords

GROWTH HORMONE;

ACROMEGALY; ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CELL ULTRASTRUCTURE; GONADOTROPIN SECRETING CELL; GROWTH HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HYPOPHYSIS ADENOMA; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; SOMATIC CELL; TUMOR DIFFERENTIATION;

EID: 0033974936     PISSN: 03914097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03343674     Document Type: Article

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