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Intracisternal virus-like particles in a human pituitary adenoma

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Electron microscopy revealed the presence of intracisternal virus-like particles in a mixed pituitary adenoma consisting of growth hormone cells and prolactin cells. The tumor was removed by surgery from a 48 year old man with a multiple endocrine adenomatosis type I syndrome. The significance of virus-like particles in the pathogenesis of pituitary adenomas remains to be elucidated.

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  1. Department of Pathology, St. Michael's Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

    K. Kovacs, E. Horvath & N. A. Kerenyi

  2. Department of Pathology, Sunnybrook Medical Center, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

    N. A. Kerenyi

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Kovacs, K., Horvath, E. & Kerenyi, N.A. Intracisternal virus-like particles in a human pituitary adenoma. Z. Krebsforsch. 85, 111–115 (1976). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00304943

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