Acta Neuropathologica

, 111:397 | Cite as

Pituitary prolactinoma with T cell rich inflammatory infiltrate: a possible example of antitumoral immune response to be differentiated from lymphocytic hypophysitis

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Keywords

Adenoma Pituitary Adenoma Hyperprolactinemia Adenoma Cell Prolactinoma 
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Authors and Affiliations

  1. 1.Institute of PathologyUniversity of BernBernSwitzerland
  2. 2.Department of EndocrinologyUniversity Hospital BernBernSwitzerland

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