Clinical, radiological and pathological features of patients with Rathke's cleft cysts: Tumors that may recur

Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 82, Issue 7, 1997, Pages 2357-2362

  Mukherjee, J J ^a   Islam, N ^a   Kaltsas, G ^a   Lowe, D G ^a   Charlesworth, M ^a   Afshar, F ^a   Trainer, P J ^a   Monson, J P ^a   Besser, G M ^a   Grossman, A B ^a  

^a ST BARTHOLOMEW S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CYTODIAGNOSIS; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; NOTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENCE RISK; RISK ASSESSMENT; SELLA TURCICA TUMOR; TUMOR RECURRENCE;

ADULT; CYSTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PITUITARY DISEASES; RECURRENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SELLA TURCICA;

TURCICA;

EID: 8544236942     PISSN: 0021972X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1210/jc.82.7.2357     Document Type: Note

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