The autopsy was conducted "under most inauspicious circumstances:" John Turner, Harvey Cushing's case XXXII, and his unwitting contributions to the early understanding of acromegaly

Pituitary

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 324-328

  Pendleton, Courtney ^a   Wand, Gary ^a   Quinones Hinojosa, Alfredo ^a,b  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Brain Tumor Stem Cell Laboratory   (United States)

Author keywords

Autopsy; Cushing; Gigantism

Indexed keywords

HYPOPHYSIS EXTRACT;

ACROMEGALY; ADULT; AUTOPSY; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; GIGANTISM; GROWTH ACCELERATION; HEADACHE; HEPATOMEGALY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPOPHYSIS; INFORMED CONSENT; LEG EDEMA; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; NEPHRITIS; NEUROHYPOPHYSIS DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SELLA TURCICA; SHORT SURVEY; SPLENOMEGALY; VALGUS KNEE;

ACROMEGALY; ADULT; AUTOPSY; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICAL RECORDS;

EID: 78049262430     PISSN: 1386341X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11102-010-0239-2     Document Type: Short Survey

References (2)

1. Cushing H (1912) The pituitary body and its disorders, clinical states produced by disorders of the hypophysis cerebri. J.B. Lippincott company, Philadelphia, x, 341 pp
2. Bliss M (2005) Harvey cushing: a life in surgery. Oxford University Press, New York, xii, 591 pp