Phaeohyphomycosis: An unusual pituitary mass

British Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 442-445

  Yeung, I Y L ^a   Whitelaw, B C ^a   Hortobagyi T ^a   Bodi I ^a   Petrou, M A ^a   Connor, S E J ^b   Thomas, N W M ^a,b  

^a HAMMERSMITH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b KING S COLLEGE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Dematiaceous fungus; Phaeohyphomycosis; Pituitary; Trans sphenoidal hypophysectomy

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN; ITRACONAZOLE;

ALLERGIC RHINITIS; ARTICLE; EYE PAIN; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HYPOPHYSIS; INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; OPHTHALMOPLEGIA; PHAEOHYPHOMYCOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SELLA TURCICA; SPHENOID SINUS; TRANSSPHENOIDAL HYPOPHYSECTOMY;

CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM FUNGAL INFECTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPOPHYSECTOMY; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MIDDLE AGED; PITUITARY DISEASES; SPHENOID SINUS;

EID: 32344446988     PISSN: 02688697     EISSN: 1360046X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02688690500390417     Document Type: Article

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