An enlarged sella turcica on cephalometric radiograph

Dentomaxillofacial Radiology

Volumn 34, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 308-312

  Chang, Hong Po ^a   Tseng, Y C ^b   Chou, T M ^a  

^a KAOHSIUNG MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b KAOHSIUNG MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Acromegaly; Cephalometric cephalograph; Pituitary adenoma; Sella

Indexed keywords

ACROMEGALY; ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CEPHALOMETRY; CLINICAL FEATURE; DENTAL CLINIC; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HYPOPHYSIS ADENOMA; MALE; MALOCCLUSION; MEDICAL RECORD; MOUTH EXAMINATION; ORTHODONTICS; PROGNATHIA; SELLA TURCICA; SKULL DEFECT; TOOTH RADIOGRAPHY;

ACROMEGALY; ADENOMA; ADULT; CEPHALOMETRY; HUMANS; MALE; MALOCCLUSION, ANGLE CLASS III; PATIENT CARE PLANNING; PITUITARY NEOPLASMS; PROGNATHISM; RADIOGRAPHIC MAGNIFICATION; RADIOGRAPHY, PANORAMIC; SELLA TURCICA;

EID: 24944564201     PISSN: 0250832X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1259/dmfr/27388408     Document Type: Article

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