Undifferentiated carcinoma of the pituitary gland: A case report and review of the literature

Oncology Letters

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 778-780

  Lee, Hsun Hwa ^a   Hung, Shih Han ^b,c   Tseng, Te Ming ^b   Lin, Yun Ho ^b   Cheng, Ju Chuan ^d  

^a TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^d TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Cancer; Irradiation; Pituitary gland; Radiotherapy; Undifferentiated carcinoma

Indexed keywords

CD56 ANTIGEN; CISPLATIN; CYTOKERATIN; DACARBAZINE; EPIRUBICIN; STEM CELL FACTOR RECEPTOR;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BONE METASTASIS; CARCINOMA; CASE REPORT; DIPLOPIA; DYSPHAGIA; EAR NOSE THROAT SURGERY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPOPHYSIS TUMOR; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIPLE CYCLE TREATMENT; MULTIPLE ORGAN FAILURE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; ODYNOPHAGIA; PTOSIS; SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA;

EID: 84892982074     PISSN: 17921074     EISSN: 17921082     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3892/ol.2014.1796     Document Type: Article

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