Giant pituitary adenoma: Is it only a trophy for the pituitary surgeon?

World Neurosurgery

Volumn 76, Issue 1-2, 2011, Pages 63-64

  Frank, Giorgio ^a   Zoli, Matteo ^a  

^a Center of Surgery for Pituitary Tumors and Endoscopic Skull Base Surgery   (Italy)

Author keywords

Adenomas; Giant; Large; Ophthalmologic; Outcomes; Pituitary

Indexed keywords

ACROMEGALY; CANCER INVASION; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; GIANT PITUITARY ADENOMA; HUMAN; HYPOPHYSIS ADENOMA; HYPOPITUITARISM; MENINGIOMA; MICROSURGERY; MORBIDITY; MORPHOLOGY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; RADIOSURGERY; REVIEW; SELLA TURCICA; SURGEON; VISION; VISUAL DISORDER;

EID: 80051764433     PISSN: 18788750     EISSN: 18788769     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.wneu.2011.03.006     Document Type: Article

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