Neurosarcoidosis presenting as hypopituitarism and a cystic pituitary mass

American Journal of the Medical Sciences

Volumn 315, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 220-224

  Guoth, Maria S ^a   Kim, Jung ^a   De Lotbiniere, Alain C J ^a   Brines, Michael L ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Adenohypophysis; Hypothalamus; Panhypopituitarism; Pituitary cyst; Sarcoidosis

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; FOLLITROPIN; HYDROCORTISONE; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; PROLACTIN; SOMATOMEDIN C;

ADENOHYPOPHYSIS DISEASE; ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CRANIOPHARYNGIOMA; CYST; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPOPHYSIS ADENOMA; HYPOPITUITARISM; HYPOTHALAMUS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OPTIC CHIASM; SARCOIDOSIS; TRANSSPHENOIDAL HYPOPHYSECTOMY;

EID: 0031893530     PISSN: 00029629     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00000441-199803000-00015     Document Type: Article

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