The Diaphragma sellae meningioma - A rare differential diagnosis of non-functioning pituitary adenoma

Zentralblatt fur Neurochirurgie

Volumn 65, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 195-197

  Pinzer, Thomas ^a   Krishnan, K G ^a   Schackert, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL CARL GUSTAV CARUS   (Germany)

Author keywords

Diaphragma sellae meningioma; MRI; Non functioning pituitary adenoma; Surgical approaches

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HYPOPHYSIS ADENOMA; MENINGIOMA; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TRANSSPHENOIDAL SURGERY; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL FIELD DEFECT;

ADENOMA; AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MENINGIOMA; NEUROSURGICAL PROCEDURES; PITUITARY NEOPLASMS; SELLA TURCICA; VISION DISORDERS;

EID: 9644269281     PISSN: 00444251     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2004-822785     Document Type: Article

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