Pituitary hyperplasia resulting from primary hypothyroidism mimicking macroadenomas

British Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 138-142

  Young, M ^a   Kattner, K ^b,c   Gupta, K ^d  

^a TULANE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Div of Neurosurg/Neuroradiology   (United States)

^c Ctrl Illinois Neurohealth Sciences   (United States)

^d NONE

Author keywords

Hyperplasia; Hypothyroidism; Pituitary

Indexed keywords

THYROTROPIN; THYROXINE;

ADENOHYPOPHYSIS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHILD; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERPLASIA; HYPOPHYSIS ADENOMA; HYPOTHYROIDISM; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROLACTINOMA; THYROID FUNCTION TEST;

ADENOMA; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERPLASIA; HYPOTHYROIDISM; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PITUITARY NEOPLASMS; THYROID GLAND; THYROXINE; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 0033008032     PISSN: 02688697     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02688699943880     Document Type: Article

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