Anterior pituitary adenomas in patients aged more than 65 years: Analysis of growth fraction (using the MIB-1 monoclonal antibody) and of clinical features in comparison to younger patients

Clinical Neurology and Neurosurgery

Volumn 104, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 44-48

  Mastronardi, Luciano ^a   Guiducci, Antonio ^b   Puzzilli, Fabrizio ^a   Maira, Giulio ^c  

^a SANDRO PERTINI HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b Civilian Hospital   (Italy)

^c CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

Author keywords

Elderly; Growth fraction; Ki 67; MIB 1; Pituitary adenomas

Indexed keywords

KI 67 ANTIGEN; MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY KI 67; TUMOR MARKER;

AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER INVASION; CELL PROLIFERATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPOPHYSIS ADENOMA; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; TECHNIQUE;

ADENOMA; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGE OF ONSET; AGED; ANTIBODIES, MONOCLONAL; ANTIGENS, NUCLEAR; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; KI-67 ANTIGEN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM INVASIVENESS; NUCLEAR PROTEINS; PITUITARY NEOPLASMS; VISION DISORDERS;

EID: 0036140002     PISSN: 03038467     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0303-8467(01)00177-9     Document Type: Article

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