Prevalence of pituitary incidentaloma in the Iranian cadavers

Prevalence of pituitary incidentaloma in the Iranian cadavers

Aim: Although one-fourth of the pituitary tumors are inactive and silent, increased total volume of the pituitary gland exerts pressure on sella turcica and corrodes the clinoid processes, resulting in several problems. Therefore, determination of the prevalence of the concealed pituitary tumors is...

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Main Authors: K Aghakhani, M Kadivar, S Kazemi-Esfeh, N Zamani, M Moradi, H Sanaei-Zadeh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2011-01-01
Series:Indian Journal of Pathology and Microbiology
Subjects:
Autopsy
concealed tumors
pituitary gland
prevalence
Iranian cadavers
Online Access:http://www.ijpmonline.org/article.asp?issn=0377-4929;year=2011;volume=54;issue=4;spage=692;epage=694;aulast=Aghakhani

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