Pituitary adenoma with gangliocytoma: Report of two cases
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Pituitary adenoma with gangliocytoma: Report of two cases
Worldwide, cases of pituitary adenoma with gangliocytoma are rarely reported. The current study reports the cases of two 47-year-old females who presented with masses in the sellar region following a general examination and radiological imaging. The two patients underwent sellar region tumor resection via the trans-naso-sphenoid approach. The histopathological examination confirmed the diagnosi...
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عنوان ژورنال: Oncology Letters
سال: 2014
ISSN: 1792-1074,1792-1082
DOI: 10.3892/ol.2014.2183