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Erschienen in: Acta Neuropathologica 1/2006

01.01.2006 | Letter to the Editor

The new WHO classification of human pituitary tumors: comments

verfasst von: Dominique Figarella-Branger, Jacqueline Trouillas

Erschienen in: Acta Neuropathologica | Ausgabe 1/2006

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Until now pituitary tumors are considered as benign and usually named “pituitary adenomas”, whereas only the very rare pituitary tumors (0.2%) with subarachnoid, brain or systemic metastasis are considered as malignant, the so-called “pituitary carcinomas”. …
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Metadaten
Titel
The new WHO classification of human pituitary tumors: comments
verfasst von
Dominique Figarella-Branger
Jacqueline Trouillas
Publikationsdatum
01.01.2006
Verlag
Springer-Verlag
Erschienen in
Acta Neuropathologica / Ausgabe 1/2006
Print ISSN: 0001-6322
Elektronische ISSN: 1432-0533
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00401-005-1099-0

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