A retrospective hormonal and immunohistochemical evaluation of 47 acromegalic patients: Prognostic value of preoperative plasma prolactin

Hormone and Metabolic Research

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 137-143

  De Marinis, Laura ^a   Zuppi, P ^a   Valle, D ^a   Mancini, A ^a   Bianchi, A ^a   Lauriola, L ^a   Pasquini, P ^a   Anile, C ^a   Maira, G ^a   Giustina, A ^a  

^a NONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Acromegaly; GH; Immunostaining; Pituitary; Prolactin

Indexed keywords

GROWTH HORMONE; PROLACTIN; SOMATOMEDIN C;

ACROMEGALY; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HORMONE DETERMINATION; HUMAN; HYPERPROLACTINEMIA; HYPOPHYSIS ADENOMA; HYPOTHESIS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; NEURORADIOLOGY; ORAL GLUCOSE TOLERANCE TEST; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROLACTIN BLOOD LEVEL; RADIODIAGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; TUMOR RECURRENCE; TUMOR VOLUME;

EID: 18344381201     PISSN: 00185043     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2002-23197     Document Type: Article

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