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Fine structure of prolactin pituitary adenoma with special reference to annulate lamellae

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Electron microscopy revealed the presence of annulate lamellae in the cytoplasm of a heavily granulated prolactin cell adenoma that had been removed from a 34-year-old male patient presenting impotence.

To our knowledge this is the third case of pituitary adenomas where annulate lamellae are reported.

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  1. Institute of Neurosurgery, University of Padova, Medical School, Padova, Italy

    M. Scanarini & S. Mingrino

  2. Institute of Pathological Anatomy, University of Padova, Medical School, Padova, Italy

    R. Giordano & N. Pennelli

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Scanarini, M., Giordano, R., Mingrino, S. et al. Fine structure of prolactin pituitary adenoma with special reference to annulate lamellae. Acta Neuropathol 46, 163–166 (1979). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00684820

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