Silent Adenomas of Pituitary Gland : It's Immunohistochemical Features and Clinical Characteristics |
Shim, Jae-Hyone
(Departments of Neurosurgery, Brain Tumor Institute, Dong-A University College of Medicine)
Song, Young-Jin (Departments of Neurosurgery, Brain Tumor Institute, Dong-A University College of Medicine) Kim, Dae-Chul (Departments of Pathology, Brain Tumor Institute, Dong-A University College of Medicine) Park, Mi-Kyung (Departments of Endocrinology, Brain Tumor Institute, Dong-A University College of Medicine) Choi, Sun-Seob (Departments of Radiology, Brain Tumor Institute, Dong-A University College of Medicine) Kim, Ki-Uk (Departments of Neurosurgery, Brain Tumor Institute, Dong-A University College of Medicine) |
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