Rapidly recurring folliculostellate cell tumor of the adenohypophysis with the morphology of a spindle cell oncocytoma: Case report with electron microscopic studies

Clinical Neuropathology

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 303-308

  Coire C I ^a   Horvath, E ^b   Smyth, H S ^a   Kovacs, K ^b  

^a Trillium Health Center   (Canada)

^b ST MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Electron microscopy; Folliculostellate cell; Pituitary; Spindle cell oncocytoma

Indexed keywords

FOLLITROPIN; GROWTH HORMONE; HYDROCORTISONE; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; PREDNISONE; PROLACTIN; PROTEIN S 100; THYROTROPIN; VIMENTIN;

ADENOHYPOPHYSIS DISEASE; ADULT; ANOREXIA; ARTICLE; BRAIN DECOMPRESSION; CASE REPORT; CELL STRUCTURE; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM TUMOR; CLINICAL FEATURE; COLD TOLERANCE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DRUG DOSE REDUCTION; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HEADACHE; HEMIANOPIA; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPOPHYSIS TUMOR; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; ONCOCYTOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINDLE CELL; SPINDLE CELL ONCOCYTOMA; STELLATE CELL; TRANSSPHENOIDAL SURGERY; TUMOR RECURRENCE; VISUAL DISORDER; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

EID: 69249122556     PISSN: 07225091     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5414/npp28303     Document Type: Article

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