Acromegaly due to an ectopic pituitary adenoma in the sphenoid sinus

Acta Radiologica

Volumn 45, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 689-691

  Gondim, J A ^a   Schops, M ^b   Ferreira, E ^b   Bulcao T ^b   Mota, J I ^b   Silveira, C ^b  

^a HOSPITAL GERAL DE FORTALEZA   (Brazil)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Acromegaly; Ectopic pituitary adenoma; Empty sella; Endoscopy; Sphenoid sinus

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL ORGANS; ENDOSCOPY; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MEDICAL COMPUTING; PATIENT TREATMENT; TOMOGRAPHY; TUMORS;

ACROMEGALY; ECTOPIC PITUITARY ADENOMA; EMPTY SELLA; SPHENOID SINUS;

DISEASES;

HUMAN GROWTH HORMONE;

ACROMEGALY; ADENOMA; CHORISTOMA; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; EMPTY SELLA SYNDROME; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPOPHYSIS TUMOR; MIDDLE AGED; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PARANASAL SINUS TUMOR; REVIEW; SECRETION; SPHENOID SINUS;

ACROMEGALY; ADENOMA; CHORISTOMA; EMPTY SELLA SYNDROME; FEMALE; HUMAN GROWTH HORMONE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MIDDLE AGED; PARANASAL SINUS NEOPLASMS; PITUITARY NEOPLASMS; SPHENOID SINUS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 16644394393     PISSN: 02841851     EISSN: 16000455     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02841850410008405     Document Type: Article

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