The 'capsule' of pituitary macroadenomas represents normal pituitary gland: A histopathological study

British Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 213-218

  Chacko, A G ^a   Chacko, G ^a   Seshadri, M S ^a   Chandy, M J ^a  

^a CHRISTIAN MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Pituitary adenomas; Pituitary capsule; Pituitary gland; Trans sphenoidal surgery

Indexed keywords

ADENOHYPOPHYSIS; ARTICLE; BIOPSY; CANCER INVASION; CANCER SURGERY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPOPHYSIS; HYPOPHYSIS ADENOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SAMPLING; SURGICAL APPROACH;

ADENOMA; CAVERNOUS SINUS; HUMANS; HYPOPITUITARISM; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; PITUITARY GLAND; PITUITARY GLAND, ANTERIOR; PITUITARY NEOPLASMS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SELLA TURCICA;

EID: 0041910766     PISSN: 02688697     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0268869031000153099     Document Type: Article

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