Granulomatous sarcoidotic lesion of hypothalamic-pituitary region associated with Rathke's cleft cyst

Journal of Endocrinological Investigation

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 77-81

  Cannavo S ^a,c   Romano, C ^b   Buffa, R ^b   Faglia, G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MESSINA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^c NONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Granuloma; Hypopituitarism; Pituitary tumor; Sarcoidosis; Visual field defects

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; CYST; DRY SKIN; ENDOCRINE FUNCTION TEST; FEMALE; GIANT CELL; GRANULOMATOSIS; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPOPHYSIS ADENOMA; HYPOPHYSIS TUMOR; HYPOPITUITARISM; HYPOTENSION; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS SYSTEM; IMAGING; INTRAMUSCULAR DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; NAUSEA; OPTIC NERVE; REMISSION; SARCOIDOSIS; SOMNOLENCE; TRANSSPHENOIDAL SURGERY; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT; VOMITING; WEIGHT REDUCTION; WELLBEING;

EID: 0030948173     PISSN: 03914097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03347980     Document Type: Article

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