Pituitary pathology in Erdheim-Chester disease

Endocrine Pathology

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 159-166

  Kovacs, Kalman ^a   Bilbao, Juan M ^a   Fornasier, Victor L ^a   Horvath, Eva ^a  

^a ST MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Erdheim Chester disease; Hypothalamus; Immunohistochemistry; Pathology; Pituitary

Indexed keywords

ADENOHYPOPHYSIS HORMONE; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CORTICOTROPIN; FOLLITROPIN; GLUCOCORTICOID; GROWTH HORMONE; INSULIN LISPRO; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; METFORMIN; PROLACTIN; THYROTROPIN;

ADENOHYPOPHYSIS; ADULT; ALPHA CHAIN; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CELL INFILTRATION; COMPRESSION; CROOKE HYALINIZATION; DIABETES INSIPIDUS; DOPAMINERGIC SYSTEM; ENDOCARDITIS; ERDHEIM CHESTER DISEASE; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HORMONE RELEASE; HUMAN; HYALINE DEGENERATION; HYPERPLASIA; HYPOPHYSIS; HYPOPHYSIS DISEASE; HYPOTHALAMUS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; INFUNDIBULUM; NEUROHYPOPHYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SECRETORY CELL; SEPTICEMIA; XANTHOGRANULOMA;

ADULT; DIABETES INSIPIDUS; ERDHEIM-CHESTER DISEASE; FATAL OUTCOME; FEMALE; HUMANS; PITUITARY GLAND; SELLA TURCICA;

EID: 4444325820     PISSN: 10463976     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1385/EP:15:2:159     Document Type: Article

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