Sphenoid sinus anatomy and suprasellar extension of pituitary tumors

Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 119, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 669-674

  Ramakrishnan, Vijay R ^a   Suh, Jeffrey D ^b   Lee, Jennifer Y ^c   O'Malley Jr , Bert W ^c   Grady, M Sean ^d   Palmer, James N ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c Departments of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Intersinus septum; Macroadenoma; Pituitary surgery; Pituitary tumor; Skull base; Sphenoid sinus; Suprasellar

Indexed keywords

ADENOMA; ADULT; ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPOPHYSIS TUMOR; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METASTASIS; NEUROANATOMY; PITUITARY MACROADENOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPHENOID SINUS; SUPRASELLAR EXTENSION; TUMOR GROWTH;

ADENOMA; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PITUITARY NEOPLASMS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SELLA TURCICA; SEX FACTORS; SPHENOID SINUS;

EID: 84884405323     PISSN: 00223085     EISSN: 19330693     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/2013.3.JNS122113     Document Type: Article

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