Pediatric Pituitary Adenomas
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Pediatric pituitary adenomas.
CONTEXT Pituitary adenomas are relatively rare occurrences in the pediatric population, and there are few studies documenting the profile of these tumors in this age group. OBJECTIVE To study the clinical and pathologic features of pediatric pituitary adenomas in conjunction with a review of the available literature. DESIGN A retrospective clinicopathologic review of 20 pediatric patients (...
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عنوان ژورنال: The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism
سال: 1999
ISSN: 0021-972X,1945-7197
DOI: 10.1210/jcem.84.12.6240