Normal pituitary hypertrophy as a frequent cause of pituitary incidentaloma: A follow-up study

Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 86, Issue 7, 2001, Pages 3009-3015

  Chanson, Philippe ^a   Daujat, France ^a   Young, Jacques ^a   Bellucci, Angela ^a   Kujas, Michèle ^b   Doyon, Dominique ^a   Schaison, Gilbert ^a  

^a BICÊTRE HOSPITAL   (France)

^b PITIÉ SALPÊTRIÈRE HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

GADOLINIUM PENTETATE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOPSY; BRAIN RADIOGRAPHY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HYPERTROPHY; HYPOPHYSIS; HYPOPHYSIS ADENOMA; HYPOPHYSIS FUNCTION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL APPROACH;

EID: 0034923349     PISSN: 0021972X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1210/jcem.86.7.7649     Document Type: Article

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