Increased abnormal pituitary findings on magnetic resonance in patients with male idiopathic hypogonadotrophic hypogonadism

Journal of Endocrinological Investigation

Volumn 27, Issue 11, 2004, Pages 1029-1033

  Bolu, S E ^a   Tasar, M ^a   Uckaya G ^a   Gonul E ^a   Deniz, F ^a   Ozdemir I C ^a  

^a GULHANE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Hypophysis; Idiopathic hypogonadotrophic hypogonadism; Magnetic resonance; Micro adenoma; Pituitary lesion

Indexed keywords

ADENOMA; ADULT; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HYPOPHYSIS; HYPOPHYSIS TUMOR; KALLMANN SYNDROME; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATHOLOGY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

ADENOMA; ADULT; ANTHROPOMETRY; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; HUMANS; KALLMANN SYNDROME; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; PITUITARY GLAND; PITUITARY NEOPLASMS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 15744364160     PISSN: 03914097     EISSN: 17208386     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03345305     Document Type: Article

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