Somatotroph and corticotroph pituitary adenoma (double adenoma) in a cat with diabetes mellitus and hyperadrenocorticism

Journal of Comparative Pathology

Volumn 130, Issue 2-3, 2004, Pages 209-215

  Meij, B P ^a   van der Vlugt Meijer, R H ^a   van den Ingh, T S G A M ^a   Rijnberk, A ^a  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Acromegaly; Cat; Cushing's disease; Double adenoma; Hypophysectomy; Man; Pituitary; Tumour

Indexed keywords

ALPHA INTERMEDIN; CORTICOSTEROID; CORTICOTROPIN; DEXAMETHASONE; GROWTH HORMONE; HYDROCORTISONE; INSULIN; SOMATOMEDIN C;

ADOLESCENT; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BREED; CAT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; CORTICOTROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; GROWTH HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HYDROCORTISONE BLOOD LEVEL; HYPERADRENOCORTICISM; HYPOPHYSIS ADENOMA; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LOW DRUG DOSE; MALE; NONHUMAN; TRANSSPHENOIDAL HYPOPHYSECTOMY; TUMOR CLASSIFICATION; URINE LEVEL;

FELIS CATUS;

EID: 1442302397     PISSN: 00219975     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcpa.2003.09.004     Document Type: Article

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