Lymphocytic hypophysitis simulating a pituitary adenoma in a nonpregnant woman

Clinical Neuropathology

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 234-239

  Hartmann, I ^a   Tallen, G ^b   Graf, K J ^b   Unterberg, A ^b   Lanksch, W R ^b   Stoltenburg Didinger, G ^a  

^a CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

^b HUMBOLDT UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Hypopituitarism; Lymphocytic adenohypophysitis; Magnetic resonance imaging; Pituitary gland

Indexed keywords

CORTICOTROPIN; ESTRADIOL; FOLLITROPIN; GROWTH HORMONE; HYDROCORTISONE; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; PROLACTIN; SOMATOMEDIN C; THYROTROPIN; THYROXINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTOIMMUNITY; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPOPHYSITIS; HYPOPITUITARISM; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADENOMA; ADULT; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPOPITUITARISM; INFLAMMATION; LYMPHOCYTES; PITUITARY DISEASES; PITUITARY NEOPLASMS; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PREGNANCY;

EID: 0030035329     PISSN: 07225091     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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