Exceptional Response of Nelson’s Syndrome to Pasireotide LAR in the Long-Term Follow-up of 9 Years

Exp Clin Endocrinol Diabetes 2021; 129(10): 776-778
DOI: 10.1055/a-1158-9214

Letter to the Editor

Sandra M. Fill

¹Urological Clinic und Poliklinik für Urologie, Munich

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²Medicover Neuroendocrinology Prof. Stalla and Colleagues, Munich

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Günter K. Stalla^*

²Medicover Neuroendocrinology Prof. Stalla and Colleagues, Munich

³Medizinische Klinik und Poliklinik IV, Klinikum der Universität, Ludwig-Maximilians Universität München, Munich

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Anastasia P. Athanasoulia-Kaspar

²Medicover Neuroendocrinology Prof. Stalla and Colleagues, Munich

¹Urological Clinic und Poliklinik für Urologie, Munich

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