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Pituitary hyperplasia resulting from primary hypothyroidism mimicking macroadenomas

M. YOUNG Section of Paediatric Endocrinology, Department of Pediatrics, Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, Louisiana, and Central Illinois Neuroscience Foundation
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K. KATTNER Section of Paediatric Endocrinology, Department of Pediatrics, Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, Louisiana, and Central Illinois Neuroscience Foundation
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K. GUPTA Division of Neurosurgery and Neuroradiology, Normal, Illinois, USA
Pages 138-142 | Published online: 06 Jul 2009

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