A symptomatic prolactinoma coexisting within a Rathke cleft cyst invading bone: Case report and review

Endocrinologist

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 91-94

  Geller, Jordan L ^a,b   Fan, Xuemo ^a   Arteaga, Veronica ^a   Yu, John ^a  

^a CEDARS SINAI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Galactorrhea; Immunohistochemical; Magnetic resonance imaging; Pituitary adenoma; Prolactinoma; Rathke cleft cyst

Indexed keywords

PROLACTIN;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; BONE METASTASIS; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; ENDOCRINE SURGERY; ENDOSCOPY; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LABORATORY TEST; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PROLACTINOMA; RATHKE CLEFT CYST;

EID: 33748465140     PISSN: 10512144     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.ten.0000203307.05775.1e     Document Type: Article

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