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Granular Cell Tumor: A Rare Suprasellar Tumor.

Augusto Dextre-Espinoza1, Sofia Ildefonso-Najarro1, Fiorella Beatriz Gonzales Chiroque1

  • 1Servicio de Endocrinología del Hospital Nacional Guillermo Almenara Irigoyen, Lima, Perú.

WMJ : Official Publication of the State Medical Society of Wisconsin
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Granular cell tumors of the neurohypophysis are rare sellar lesions. Diagnosis requires histologic and immunohistochemical analysis, and early recognition aids patient outcomes.

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