Hemangiopericytoma of the sella mimicking pituitary adenoma: Case report and review of the literature

Clinical Neuropathology

Volumn 26, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 289-293

  Juco, J ^a   Horvath, E ^a   Smyth, H ^a   Rotondo, F ^a   Kovacs, K ^a  

^a ST MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Hemangiopericytoma; Pathology; Pituitary neoplasm; Sella

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; EYE EXAMINATION; FEMALE; HEMANGIOPERICYTOMA; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPOPHYSIS ADENOMA; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LABORATORY TEST; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SELLA TURCICA; SELLA TURCICA TUMOR; VISUAL ACUITY; ADENOMA; ADOLESCENT; BONE TUMOR; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; HYPOPHYSIS TUMOR; PATHOLOGY; REVIEW;

ADENOMA; ADOLESCENT; BONE NEOPLASMS; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HEMANGIOPERICYTOMA; HUMANS; PITUITARY NEOPLASMS; SELLA TURCICA;

EID: 36549085531     PISSN: 07225091     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5414/npp26288     Document Type: Article

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