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Research Article

Rathke's cleft cysts within a growth hormone producing pituitary adenoma

S. Nishio, S. Fujiwara, T. Morioka, M. Fukui Department of Neurosurgery, Neurological Institute, Faculty of Medicine, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
Pages 51-56 | Published online: 06 Jul 2009

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