Hepatocellular carcinoma metastasis in the pituitary gland: Case report and review of the literature

Journal of Neuro-Oncology

Volumn 63, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 173-177

  Karamouzis, M V ^a   Melachrinou, M ^a   Fratzoglou, M ^a   Labropoulou Karatza, Ch ^a   Kalofonos, H P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF PATRAS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Hepatocellular carcinoma; Metastasis; Pituitary gland

Indexed keywords

DEXAMETHASONE; HYDROCORTISONE; LIOTHYRONINE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; PAMIDRONIC ACID; THYROXINE;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ANOREXIA; ARTICLE; BIOCHEMISTRY; BONE METASTASIS; CASE REPORT; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; EXCISION; FEVER; FOLLOW UP; HEADACHE; HEPATOSPLENOMEGALY; HISTOLOGY; HORMONE DEFICIENCY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; HYPOPHYSIS TUMOR; LABORATORY TEST; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; LIVER FUNCTION; LIVER LOBECTOMY; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; METASTASIS; NAUSEA; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OPTIC CHIASM; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; RADIOLOGY; SURGICAL APPROACH; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; VISION TEST; VISUAL DISORDER; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

CARCINOMA, HEPATOCELLULAR; HUMANS; LIVER NEOPLASMS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PITUITARY GLAND; PITUITARY NEOPLASMS;

EID: 0038717238     PISSN: 0167594X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1023994604919     Document Type: Article

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