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NEUROSURGERY / LETTER TO THE EDITOR
Case report of two growth hormone-secreting invasive pituitary adenomas and literature review
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School of Medicine, Jishou University, Hunan Province, China
2
Changde Hospital, Xiangya School of Medicine, Central South University (The First People’s Hospital of Changde City), Hunan Province, China
These authors had equal contribution to this work
Submission date: 2026-03-02
Final revision date: 2026-05-09
Acceptance date: 2026-06-08
Online publication date: 2026-06-23
Corresponding author
Haibin Leng
Changde Hospital Xiangya School of Medicine Central South University (The First People’s Hospital of Changde City) Hunan Province, China
Changde Hospital Xiangya School of Medicine Central South University (The First People’s Hospital of Changde City) Hunan Province, China
Jing Yi
Changde Hospital Xiangya School of Medicine Central South University (The First People’s Hospital of Changde City) Hunan Province, China
Changde Hospital Xiangya School of Medicine Central South University (The First People’s Hospital of Changde City) Hunan Province, China
Arch Med Sci 2026;22(3):1926-1931
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