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Distinguishing Pituitary Metastasis and Pituitary Neuroendocrine Tumors through Conventional MR Imaging and Clinical Features

Sabahattin Yuzkan, Buruc Erkan, Fatih Mert Dogukan, Uluc Ozkiziltan, Serdar Balsak, Fatma Zeynep Arslan, Berk Tutuncuoglu, Ceyda Ceren Arikan, Huseyin Karatay, Ebubekir Akpinar, Yesim Ertan, Esra Hatipoglu, Cenk Eraslan, Omer Kitis, Cem Calli and Burak Kocak
American Journal of Neuroradiology June 2024, DOI: https://doi.org/10.3174/ajnr.A8302
Sabahattin Yuzkan
aFrom the Department of Radiology (S.Y.), Koc University Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey
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Buruc Erkan
bDepartment of Neurosurgery (B.E., E.A.), Basaksehir Cam and Sakura City Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey
cPituitary Diseases Practice and Research Center (B.E.), University of Health Sciences, Istanbul, Turkey
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Fatih Mert Dogukan
dDepartment of Pathology (F.M.D., H.K.), Basaksehir Cam and Sakura City Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey
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Uluc Ozkiziltan
eDepartment of Radiology (U.O., C.E., O.K., C.C.), Ege University School of Medicine, Izmir, Turkey
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Serdar Balsak
fDepartment of Radiology (S.B.), Bezmialem Vakif University Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey
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Fatma Zeynep Arslan
gDepartment of Radiology (F.Z.A., B.T., C.C.A., B.K.), Basaksehir Cam and Sakura City Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey
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Berk Tutuncuoglu
gDepartment of Radiology (F.Z.A., B.T., C.C.A., B.K.), Basaksehir Cam and Sakura City Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey
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Ceyda Ceren Arikan
gDepartment of Radiology (F.Z.A., B.T., C.C.A., B.K.), Basaksehir Cam and Sakura City Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey
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Huseyin Karatay
dDepartment of Pathology (F.M.D., H.K.), Basaksehir Cam and Sakura City Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey
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Ebubekir Akpinar
bDepartment of Neurosurgery (B.E., E.A.), Basaksehir Cam and Sakura City Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey
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Yesim Ertan
hDepartment of Pathology (Y.E.), Ege University School of Medicine, Izmir, Turkey
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Esra Hatipoglu
iDivision of Endocrinology (E.H.), Department of Internal Medicine, Basaksehir Cam and Sakura City Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey
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Cenk Eraslan
eDepartment of Radiology (U.O., C.E., O.K., C.C.), Ege University School of Medicine, Izmir, Turkey
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Omer Kitis
eDepartment of Radiology (U.O., C.E., O.K., C.C.), Ege University School of Medicine, Izmir, Turkey
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Cem Calli
eDepartment of Radiology (U.O., C.E., O.K., C.C.), Ege University School of Medicine, Izmir, Turkey
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Burak Kocak
gDepartment of Radiology (F.Z.A., B.T., C.C.A., B.K.), Basaksehir Cam and Sakura City Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey
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