Granular cell tumor of the neurohypophysis: report of a case with unusual age presentation
✍ Scribed by Paulo R. Benites Filho; Daniele Sakamoto; Tiago Noguchi Machuca; Maria José Serapião; Leo Ditzel; Luiz F. Bleggi Torres
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 2005
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 239 KB
- Volume
- 447
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1432-2307
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