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Prolactin-secreting carcinoma of the pituitary: clinicopathological and immunohistochemical study of a case with intracranial and intraspinal dissemination

C. BAYINDIR, N. BALAK & N. GAZIOGLU Division of Neuropathology, University of Istanbul, School of Medicine; Department of Neurosurgery, Bakirkoy State Hospital and; Department of Pathology, University of Istanbul, Cerrahpasa School of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey
Pages 350-355 | Published online: 06 Jul 2009

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