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Abstract
A small tumor of the anterior lobe of the pituitary gland whose cells stain with basic dyes. It may give rise to excessive secretion of ACTH, resulting in CUSHING SYNDROME. (Dorland, 27th ed)
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- Adenoma, Basophil
- Adenoma, Basophilic
- Adenomas, Basophil
- Adenomas, Basophilic
- Basophil Adenomas
- Basophilic Adenoma
- Basophilic Adenomas
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Indexed with the subheadings blood, blood supply, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, chemistry, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, ultrastructure, urine, veterinary, virology.
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Indexing Annotation
coordinate with PITUITARY NEOPLASMS
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94; was ADENOMA, BASOPHILIC 1963-93
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Basophil Adenoma. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D000237. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D000237
- Basophil Adenoma. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q18556374