Granulomatous hypophysitis caused by Rathke′s cleft cyst mimicking a growth hormone-secreting pituitary adenoma
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عنوان ژورنال: Asian Journal of Neurosurgery
سال: 2014
ISSN: 1793-5482
DOI: 10.4103/1793-5482.146390