Granulomatous hypophysitis with psammoma bodies: A diagnostic dilemma

Endocrine Pathology

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 359-363

  Jastania, R ^a,b   Nageeti, T ^b   Kovacs, K ^a,c   Ezzat, S ^d   Asa, Sylvia L ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK   (Canada)

^c ST MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Calcification; Histology; Hypophysitis; Psammoma bodies; Radiology

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; FEMALE; GRANULOMATOSIS; GRANULOMATOUS HYPOPHYSITIS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPOPHYSITIS; IDIOPATHIC DISEASE; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSAMMOMA BODY;

ADULT; CALCINOSIS; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; GRANULOMA; HUMANS; HYPOPITUITARISM; INCLUSION BODIES; INFLAMMATION; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PITUITARY DISEASES; SELLA TURCICA;

EID: 13444266041     PISSN: 10463976     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1385/EP:15:4:359     Document Type: Article

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