Ectopic pituitary adenoma in persistent craniopharyngeal canal: Case report and literature review

Journal of Computer Assisted Tomography

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 612-614

  Kaushik, Chhavi ^a   Ramakrishnaiah, Raghu ^a   Angtuaco, Edgardo J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS FOR MEDICAL SCIENCES   (United States)

Author keywords

craniopharyngeal canal; ectopic pituitary adenoma; Rathke pouch

Indexed keywords

TUMORS;

CASE REPORTS; CRANIOPHARYNGEAL CANAL; ECTOPIC LOCATIONS; ECTOPIC PITUITARY ADENOMA; LITERATURE REVIEWS; PITUITARY ADENOMA; RATHKE POUCH;

HYDRAULIC STRUCTURES;

AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; EAR NOSE THROAT SURGERY; ECTOPIC PITUITARY ADENOMA; ENDOSCOPIC BIOPSY; ENDOSCOPIC TRANSSPHENOIDAL RESECTION; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPOPHYSIS ADENOMA; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; NASOPHARYNX; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PERSISTENT CRANIOPHARYNGEAL CANAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKULL DEFECT; SPHENOID SINUS;

EID: 77955147587     PISSN: 03638715     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/RCT.0b013e3181dbe5d1     Document Type: Article

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