Two cases of lymphocytic hypophysitis presenting with diabetes insipidus: A variant of lymphocytic infundibulo-neurohypophysitis

Surgical Neurology

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 285-290

  Nishioka, Hiroshi ^a   Ito, Hiroshi ^b   Sano, Toshiaki ^b   Ito, Yoshinori ^b  

^a TOKYO MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Diabetes insipidus; lymphocytic hypophysitis; lymphocytic infundibulo neurohypophysitis; pituitary gland; transsphenoidal surgery

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIABETES INSIPIDUS; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPOPHYSITIS; INFUNDIBULUM; LYMPHOCYTIC INFILTRATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; TRANSSPHENOIDAL SURGERY;

EID: 0030246846     PISSN: 00903019     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0090-3019(96)00161-9     Document Type: Article

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