Metastatic prostatic adenocarcinoma presenting as complete ophthalmoplegia from pituitary apoplexy.

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  • D F Anderson
  • F Afshar
  • N Toma
چکیده

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • The British journal of ophthalmology

دوره 78 4  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 1994