Severe lymphocytic adenohypophysitis with selective disappearance of prolactin cells: A histologic, ultrastructural and immunoelectron microscopic study

Acta Neuropathologica

Volumn 101, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 631-637

  Horvath, E ^a   Vidal, S ^a   Syro, L V ^a   Kovacs, K ^a   Smyth, H S ^a   Uribe, H ^a  

^a ST MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Electron microscopy; Folliculostellate cells; Immunocytochemistry; Lymphocytic adenohypophysitis; Prolactin deficiency

Indexed keywords

FOLLITROPIN; GOLD; GROWTH HORMONE; HYDROCORTISONE; HYPOPHYSIS HORMONE; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; PROLACTIN; SOMATOMEDIN; THYROTROPIN;

ACINAR CELL; ADENOHYPOPHYSIS DISEASE; ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CELL DESTRUCTION; CELL HYPERPLASIA; CELL LABELING; CELL LOSS; CELL STRUCTURE; CELL TYPE; CELL ULTRASTRUCTURE; CELLULAR IMMUNITY; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; FEMALE; GESTATION PERIOD; HEADACHE; HISTOLOGY; HORMONE DEFICIENCY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPOPHYSIS CELL; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOELECTRON MICROSCOPY; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; LYMPHOCYTIC INFILTRATION; MACROPHAGE; NERVE COMPRESSION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OLIGOMENORRHEA; OPTIC CHIASM; PITUITARY GLAND EXAMINATION; PLASMA CELL; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROLACTIN SECRETING CELL; SELLA TURCICA TUMOR; SOMATIC CELL; STELLATE CELL; TRANSSPHENOIDAL SURGERY; VISUAL DISORDER;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LYMPHOCYTES; MACROPHAGES; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; MICROSCOPY, IMMUNOELECTRON; NEUTROPHILS; PITUITARY DISEASES; PITUITARY GLAND, ANTERIOR; PROLACTIN;

EID: 0034928488     PISSN: 00016322     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004010000288     Document Type: Article

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