Original Article

Ischemic Hypophyseal Necrosis and Other Pituitary Lesions: Incidence in a Moderately Large Autopsy Series

Authors: JOHN A. WAGNER, M.D., JOHN O. SHARRETT, M.D.

Abstract

In the absence of apparent intracranial disease, the brain too frequently is not included in the autopsy. More routine studies of the hypophysis are needed to enlarge the observations reported here.

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