Pituitary duplication and nasopharyngeal teratoma in a newborn: CT, MRI, US and correlative histopathological findings

Neuroradiology

Volumn 47, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 558-561

  Huisman, Thierry A G M ^a   Fischer, Ursin ^a   Boltshauser, Eugen ^a   Straube, Torsten ^a   Gysin, Claudine ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Malformation; Pituitary duplication; Teratoma

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM MALFORMATION; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPOPHYSIS DISEASE; IMAGE ANALYSIS; NASOPHARYNX TUMOR; NEWBORN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; SKULL BASE; TERATOMA;

ABNORMALITIES; BRAIN; CLEFT PALATE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; NASOPHARYNGEAL NEOPLASMS; PITUITARY GLAND; SKULL BASE; TERATOMA; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; ULTRASONOGRAPHY;

EID: 23144451418     PISSN: 00283940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00234-005-1374-8     Document Type: Article

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