Endocrine Pathology

, Volume 6, Issue 4, pp 253–256 | Cite as

Clinical and cytofunctional classification of pituitary adenomas: Proposal of a new classification

  • R. Yoshiyuki Osamura
  • Naoko Sanno
  • Akira Teramoto
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Authors and Affiliations

  • R. Yoshiyuki Osamura
    • 1
  • Naoko Sanno
    • 1
  • Akira Teramoto
    • 2
  1. 1.Department of PathologyTokai University School of Medicine, BoseidaiIsehara-city, KanagawaJapan
  2. 2.Department of NeurosurgeryNippon Medical SchoolTokyoJapan

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