Primary hypothyroidism with hyperprolactinaemia and pituitary enlargement mimicking a pituitary macroadenoma

International Journal of Clinical Practice

Volumn 51, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 409-411

  Ozbey N ^a   Sariyildiz, E ^a   Yilmaz, L ^a   Orhan, Y ^a   Sencer, E ^a   Molvalilar, S ^a,b  

^a ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b NONE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BROMOCRIPTINE; HYDROCORTISONE; LEVOTHYROXINE; PROLACTIN;

ADULT; AMENORRHEA; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CELL HYPERPLASIA; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; GALACTORRHEA; HORMONE SUBSTITUTION; HUMAN; HYDROCORTISONE BLOOD LEVEL; HYPERPROLACTINEMIA; HYPOPHYSIS; HYPOPHYSIS ADENOMA; HYPOTHYROIDISM; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROLACTIN BLOOD LEVEL;

EID: 0030880245     PISSN: 13685031     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1742-1241.1997.tb11502.x     Document Type: Article

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