Pediatric Neurology
Volume 42, Issue 1 , Pages 72-74 , January 2010

Giant, Solid, Invasive Prolactinoma in a Prepubescent Boy With Gynecomastia

  • Sunil V. Furtado, MS, MCh

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurosurgery, Sri Satya Sai Institute of Higher Medical Sciences, Bangalore, Karnataka, India
    • Corresponding Author InformationCommunications should be addressed to: Dr. Furtado; Department of Neurosurgery; Sri Satya Sai Institute of Higher Medical Sciences; EPIP Area, Whitefield; Bangalore, Karnataka 560066, India.
    • ,
  • Narayanam A. Saikiran, MCh

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurosurgery, Sri Satya Sai Institute of Higher Medical Sciences, Bangalore, Karnataka, India
    • ,
  • Nandita Ghosal, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pathology, Sri Satya Sai Institute of Higher Medical Sciences, Bangalore, Karnataka, India
    • ,
  • Alangar S. Hegde, MCh, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurosurgery, Sri Satya Sai Institute of Higher Medical Sciences, Bangalore, Karnataka, India

Received 6 May 2009 ,Accepted 19 August 2009.

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PII: S0887-8994(09)00405-6

doi: 10.1016/j.pediatrneurol.2009.08.005

Pediatric Neurology
Volume 42, Issue 1 , Pages 72-74 , January 2010

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