Acromegaly due to a growth hormone-releasing hormone-secreting intracranial gangliocytoma

Journal of Endocrinological Investigation

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 162-165

  Isidro, M L ^a   Díaz, P Iglesias ^b   Matias Guiu X ^a   Cordido, F ^a,b,c  

^a HU Arnau de Vilanova   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL JUAN CANALEJO   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF A CORUÑA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Acromegaly; Empty sella; Gangliocytoma; Growth hormone releasing hormone secreting tumor

Indexed keywords

ANGIOPEPTIN; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; CYCLOPEPTIDE; DRUG DERIVATIVE; GROWTH HORMONE RELEASING FACTOR; SOMATOSTATIN;

ACROMEGALY; AGED; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CANCER SURGERY; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DOSE RESPONSE; FEMALE; GANGLIONEUROMA; GROWTH HORMONE RELEASE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LABORATORY TEST; NERVE CELL; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; BRAIN TUMOR; EMPTY SELLA SYNDROME; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; SECRETION;

ACROMEGALY; AGED; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS; BRAIN NEOPLASMS; EMPTY SELLA SYNDROME; FEMALE; GANGLIONEUROMA; GROWTH HORMONE-RELEASING HORMONE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PEPTIDES, CYCLIC; SOMATOSTATIN;

EID: 20444482894     PISSN: 03914097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/bf03345360     Document Type: Article

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