Orbital invasion by a pituitary macroadenoma without visual loss: Case report and review of the literature [1]

Eye

Volumn 17, Issue 9, 2003, Pages 1032-1034

  Vaudaux, J ^a   Portmann, L ^b   Maeder, P ^b   Borruat, F X ^a  

^a HÔPITAL OPHTALMIQUE JULES GONIN   (Switzerland)

^b LAUSANNE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BROMOCRIPTINE; GROWTH HORMONE; PROLACTIN;

ADENOMA; ADULT; BLOOD LEVEL; CANCER INVASION; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIPLOPIA; EXOPHTHALMOS; EYE DISEASE; EYE PAIN; HEADACHE; HUMAN; HYPOPHYSIS ADENOMA; HYPOPHYSIS TUMOR; LETTER; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OPHTHALMOSCOPY; ORBIT TUMOR; PATHOLOGY; PROLACTIN BLOOD LEVEL; SLIT LAMP; VISION; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL DISORDER; VISUAL SYSTEM EXAMINATION;

EID: 0347588179     PISSN: 0950222X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.eye.6700481     Document Type: Letter

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