Granular cell tumor of the sellar and suprasellar region: Clinicopathologic study of 11 cases and literature review

Mayo Clinic Proceedings

Volumn 78, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 567-573

  Cohen Gadol, Aaron A ^a   Pichelmann, Mark A ^a   Link, Michael J ^a   Scheithauer, Bernd W ^a   Krecke, Karl N ^a   Young Jr , William F ^a   Hardy, Jules ^b   Giannini, Caterina ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^b NOTRE DAME HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER INVASION; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER RECURRENCE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; ENDOCRINE DISEASE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GRANULAR CELL TUMOR; HEADACHE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL LITERATURE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATIENT; PHYSICIAN; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SELLA TURCICA TUMOR; TELEPHONE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUMOR BIOPSY; TUMOR VOLUME; VISUAL FIELD DEFECT;

EID: 0038745656     PISSN: 00256196     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4065/78.5.567     Document Type: Article

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