Bronchioloalveolar carcinoma with metastasis to the pituitary gland: A case report

Journal of Clinical Pathology

Volumn 51, Issue 12, 1998, Pages 931-934

  Lau, Gilbert ^a   Tan, Soo Yong ^a   Chiang, Gilbert ^b   Poh, Wee Teng ^b  

^a Centre for Forensic Medicine Government of Singapore   (Singapore)

^b SINGAPORE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Bronchioloalveolar carcinoma; Perioperative death; Pituitary metastasis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN METASTASIS; BRAIN TUMOR; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CASE REPORT; CAUSE OF DEATH; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DIPLOPIA; FEMALE; HEADACHE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPOPHYSIS TUMOR; LUNG ALVEOLUS CELL CARCINOMA; LUNG CARCINOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0344628896     PISSN: 00219746     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jcp.51.12.931     Document Type: Article

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