Solitary pituitary sarcoidosis with normal endocrine function: Case report

Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 108, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 591-594

  Pillai, Promod ^a   Ray Chaudhury, Abhik ^a   Ammirati, Mario ^a   Chiocca, E Antonio ^a  

^a THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY WEXNER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Hypothalamus; Macroadenoma; Neurosarcoidosis; Pituitary; Sarcoidosis

Indexed keywords

PREDNISOLONE;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; BIOPSY; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; ENDOCRINE FUNCTION; GRANULOMA; GRANULOMATOSIS; HISTIOCYTE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HYPOPHYSIS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LYMPHOPROLIFERATIVE DISEASE; MACROPHAGE; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SARCOIDOSIS; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PITUITARY DISEASES; SARCOIDOSIS;

EID: 40549088551     PISSN: 00223085     EISSN: 00223085     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/JNS/2008/108/3/0591     Document Type: Article

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