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A Pituitary Mass Lesion

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  1. Department of Neuroradiology, University Medical Centre Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany

    C. A. Taschner, H. Urbach & R. Hartmann

  2. Department of Neuropathology, University Medical Centre Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany

    R. Sankowski & M. Prinz

  3. Department of Neurosurgery, University Medical Centre Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany

    J. M. Shah

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C.A. Taschner, R. Sankowski, J.M. Shah, H. Urbach, R. Hartmann and M. Prinz declare that they have no competing interests.

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Taschner, C.A., Sankowski, R., Shah, J.M. et al. Freiburg Neuropathology Case Conference. Clin Neuroradiol 26, 493–497 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00062-016-0549-5

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