Pituitary Enlargement with Suprasellar Extension in Functional Hyperprolactinemia due to Lactotroph Hyperplasia: A Pseudotumoral Disease

Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 73, Issue 5, 1991, Pages 1008-1015

  Peillon, F ^a   Dupuy, M ^b   Li, J Y ^a   Kujas, M ^a   Vincens, M ^d   Mowszowicz, I ^c   Derome, P ^b  

^a Hopital Pitie Salpetriere   (United States)

^b FOCH HOSPITAL   (France)

^c HÔPITAL NECKER ENFANTS MALADES   (France)

^d HÔPITAL LARIBOISIÈRE   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PROLACTIN; PROTIRELIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPERPROLACTINEMIA; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOTUMOR; SELLA TURCICA;

ADULT; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; ESTRADIOL; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERPLASIA; HYPERPROLACTINEMIA; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PITUITARY DISEASES; PITUITARY GLAND, ANTERIOR; PITUITARY NEOPLASMS; PROGESTERONE; PROLACTIN; PROLACTINOMA; PROTIRELIN;

EID: 0025719756     PISSN: 0021972X     EISSN: 19457197     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1210/jcem-73-5-1008     Document Type: Article

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