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Non-functioning Pituitary Adenoma

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This chapter discusses the group of non-functioning pituitary adenomas, their symptoms, laboratory and imaging features, and treatment issues.

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  1. Department of Endocrinology, Faculty of Medicine, Medical University, Sofia, Bulgaria

    Sabina Zacharieva

  2. Expert Center of Rare Endocrine Diseases, Sofia, Bulgaria

    Sabina Zacharieva

  3. Department of Endocrinology, Faculty of Medicine, Medical University, Sofia Bulgaria, Sofia, Bulgaria

    Atanaska Elenkova

  4. Expert Center of Rare Endocrine Diseases - Sofia, Sofia, Bulgaria

    Atanaska Elenkova

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  1. 2nd Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary

    Peter Igaz

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Zacharieva, S., Elenkova, A. (2021). Non-functioning Pituitary Adenoma. In: Igaz, P. (eds) Practical Clinical Endocrinology. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-62011-0_4

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