Tzu Chi Medical Journal
Volume 21, Issue 2 , Pages 161-164 , June 2009

Short Stature Without Neurological Manifestations in a Child with a Suprasellar Tumor

  • Kun-Shan Cheng

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, Hsinchu Mackay Memorial Hospital, Hsinchu, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Nan-Chang Chiu

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, Taipei Mackay Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Jon-Kway Huang

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Taipei Mackay Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Yann-Jinn Lee

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, Taipei Mackay Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
    • Department of Medical Research, Taipei Mackay Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Department of Pediatrics, Mackay Memorial Hospital, 92, Section 2, Chung-Shan North Road, Taipei, Taiwan

Received 14 July 2008 ,Revised 14 August 2008 ,Accepted 24 December 2008.

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PII: S1016-3190(09)60030-6

doi: 10.1016/S1016-3190(09)60030-6

Tzu Chi Medical Journal
Volume 21, Issue 2 , Pages 161-164 , June 2009

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