Ectopic pituitary adenoma with an empty sella

American Journal of Roentgenology

Volumn 186, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 1468-1469

  Das, Chandan Jyoti ^a   Seith, Ashu ^a   Gamanagatti, Shivanand ^a   Goswami, Ravinder ^a  

^a ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; DIFFUSION WEIGHTED IMAGING; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EMPTY SELLA SYNDROME; ENDOSCOPY; EPISTAXIS; HUMAN; HYPOPHYSIS ADENOMA; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPHENOID SINUS; CHORISTOMA; HYPOPHYSIS; PARANASAL SINUS DISEASE; PHARYNX DISEASE;

ADULT; CHORISTOMA; EMPTY SELLA SYNDROME; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; NASOPHARYNGEAL DISEASES; PARANASAL SINUS DISEASES; PITUITARY GLAND;

EID: 33745578648     PISSN: 0361803X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2214/AJR.05.0329     Document Type: Article

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