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Malignant pituitary corticotroph adenomas: report of two cases and a comprehensive review of the lit...

Malignant pituitary corticotroph adenomas: report of two cases and a comprehensive review of the lit...

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Malignant pituitary corticotroph adenomas: report of two cases and a comprehensive review of the literature

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Full title

Malignant pituitary corticotroph adenomas: report of two cases and a comprehensive review of the literature

Publisher

Boston: Boston : Springer US

Journal title

Pituitary, 2009, Vol.12 (1), p.57-69

Language

English

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Boston: Boston : Springer US

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Contents

Corticotroph pituitary carcinomas are tumors, defined by the presence of distant metastases that determine their poor prognosis. The diagnosis and therapy of malignant corticotroph adenomas remains a clinical challenge. The molecular mechanisms of malignant transformation of pituitary adenomas are unclear, although they are believed to arise in an...

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Malignant pituitary corticotroph adenomas: report of two cases and a comprehensive review of the literature

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TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_66837419

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_66837419

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ISSN

1386-341X

E-ISSN

1573-7403

DOI

10.1007/s11102-007-0080-4

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