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Immunohistochemical Localisation of Cytokeratins in Craniopharyngioma
Background. Although craniopharyngiomas have been examined in several microscopical studies to date, immunohistochemical analysis has not been sufficient.
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Transsphenoidal Cephaloceles in Adults. A Report of Two Cases and Review of the Literature
¶ Transsphenoidal cephalocele rarely occurs in adults. We describe two adult cases with transsphenoidal cephaloceles. The first case was a 53-year-old female who presented with spontaneous cerebrospinal fluid ...
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The anterior pituitary lobe in patients with cystic craniopharyngiomas: Three cases of associated lymphocytic hypophysitis
Specimens of the anterior pituitary lobe were investigated histologically in 28 craniopharyngioma patients operated on transsphenoidally. The pituitary glands in 3 patients revealed lymphocytic invasion giving...
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The choice of treatment after incomplete adenomectomy in acromegaly: Proton- versus highvoltage radiation
The authors report the results of a study designed to compare the effectiveness of two different types of radiation in patients with acromegaly where surgical therapy had failed to normalize growth hormone (GH...
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Aspects of personality in patients with pituitary adenomas
In 24 patients suffering from pituitary tumours, aspects of personality as covered by the FPI (Freiburger Personality Inventory), the Gie\en test and the STAI (State-Trait-Anxiety Inventory) were investigated ...
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Transnasal surgery in the treatment of craniopharyngiomas
The results of transnasal-transsphenoidal surgery in 31 patients with craniopharyngioma are evaluated. To assess the value of transnasal surgery in cases with visual impairment, the results are compared to cas...
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Carpal tunnel syndrome and acromegaly
50 patients with acromegaly and carpal tunnel syndrome have been examined electrophysiologically before and after transnasal operation of the pituitary adenoma. 32 of the 50 patients (64%) had symptoms of carp...
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Tumour ploidy in DNA histograms of pituitary adenomas
DNA analysis was performed by flow cytometry (FCM) in 59 cases of different types of pituitary adenomas who underwent microsurgery and were actively followed over a period of 3–6 years. Aneuploid DNA patterns ...
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Pressure-irrigation-suction system technical note
The authors describe a microsurgical pressure-irrigation-suction system (MPIS) which allows a rapid adjustment of suction and irrigation to the operative situation by one-hand manipulation. This system is espe...