Granulomatous hypophysitis mimicking pituitary adenoma

Journal of the College of Physicians and Surgeons Pakistan

Volumn 14, Issue 11, 2004, Pages 685-686

  Iqbal, Muhammad Ashraf ^a   Jamal, Shahid ^a   Luqman, Muhammad ^a   Mamoon, Nadira ^a  

^a ARMED FORCES INSTITUTE OF PATHOLOGY   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Granulomatous hypophysitis; Neuro imaging; Non functioning pituitary adenoma

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOPSY TECHNIQUE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; EPITHELIUM CELL; GIANT CELL; GRANULOMATOSIS; HEADACHE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPOPHYSIS ADENOMA; HYPOPHYSITIS; MALE; MICROSCOPY; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; NEUROIMAGING; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING;

ADULT; FEMALE; GRANULOMA; HUMANS; INFLAMMATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PITUITARY DISEASES;

EID: 11844306576     PISSN: 1022386X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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