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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Indian Journal of Neurosurgery 2017; 06(03): 203-205
DOI: 10.1055/s-0037-1606862
Case Report
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A Case Report of a Ganglion Cell Containing Giant Pituitary Adenoma Showing Unusual Demographic and Radiological Features

Anil Felix Angelo Fonseca
1   Department of Laboratory Medicine, Care Hospital, Hyderabad, India
,
Kishore T. Vijaya
1   Department of Laboratory Medicine, Care Hospital, Hyderabad, India
,
B. S. Siva Reddy
2   Department of Neurosurgery, Care Hospital, Hyderabad, India
,
Ravi Verma
3   Department of Neuroradiology, Care Hospital, Hyderabad, India
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10 October 2017 (online)

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Abstract

The occurrence of a ganglion cell containing pituitary adenoma is an uncommon entity. We report a rare case of a sellar mass of ganglion cell containing pituitary adenoma showing unusual demographic and radiologic features.

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ganglion cell - pituitary adenoma - unusual demographic and radiologic features
 

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