Primary hypothyroidism mimicking a pituitary macroadenoma

Pediatric Neurosurgery

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 195-197

  Ehirim, Princewill U ^a   Kerr, Douglas S ^a   Cohen, Alan R ^a  

^a CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Brain tumor; Hypothyroidism; Pituitary adenoma

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; ENDOCRINE DISEASE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPOPHYSIS ADENOMA; HYPOTHYROIDISM; MALE; NEGATIVE FEEDBACK; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; THYROTROPIN BLOOD LEVEL;

EID: 0031667624     PISSN: 10162291     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000028649     Document Type: Article

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