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Primary sellar melanocytic tumor mimicking hemorrhagic pituitary macroadenoma: Case report and literature review

Heng-Jun ZhouDepartment of Neurosurgery, First Affiliated Hospital, College of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, P. R. China
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Ren-Ya ZhanDepartment of Neurosurgery, First Affiliated Hospital, College of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, P. R. China
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Yue-Hui MaDepartment of Neurosurgery, First Affiliated Hospital, College of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, P. R. China
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Fei CaoDepartment of Neurosurgery, First Affiliated Hospital, College of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, P. R. China
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Xiu-Jue ZhengDepartment of Neurosurgery, First Affiliated Hospital, College of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, P. R. ChinaCorrespondence[email protected]
Pages 298-302 | Received 16 Apr 2014, Accepted 14 Sep 2014, Published online: 23 Jan 2015

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