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A case of idiopathic granulomatous hypophysitis

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  1. Division of Endocrinology, University of Health Sciences Gazi Yasargil Education and Training Hospital, Diyarbakir, Turkey

    Nilufer Ozdemir Kutbay

  2. Department of Neurosurgery, Acibadem Hospital, Ankara, Turkey

    Mustafa Berker

  3. Faculty of Medicine, Pathology Department, Hacettepe University, Ankara, Turkey

    Figen Soylemezoglu

  4. Faculty of Medicine, Endocrinology Department, Ege University, Izmir, Turkey

    Hatice Ozisik & Banu Sarer Yurekli

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Kutbay, N.O., Berker, M., Soylemezoglu, F. et al. A case of idiopathic granulomatous hypophysitis. Hormones 16, 331–332 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03401530

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