A Case of Anterior Hypopituitarism Showing Recurrent Pituitary Mass Associated with Central Diabetes Insipidus

Endocrine Journal

Volumn 50, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 825-829

  Nishimura, Kanae ^a   Takao, Toshihiro ^a   Mimoto, Tomoko ^a   Matsumori, Akinori ^a   Sasaoka, Atsushi ^a   Hashimoto, Kozo ^a  

^a KOCHI MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Hypopituitarism; Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI); Pituitary abscess

Indexed keywords

CORTICOTROPIN RELEASING FACTOR; DESMOPRESSIN; GONADORELIN; GROWTH HORMONE RELEASING FACTOR; HYDROCORTISONE; LEVOTHYROXINE SODIUM; PROTIRELIN;

AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN ABSCESS; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIABETES INSIPIDUS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FATIGUE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HORMONE SUBSTITUTION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPOPHYSIS TUMOR; HYPOPITUITARISM; IMAGE ANALYSIS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; RECURRENT DISEASE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

AGED; BRAIN ABSCESS; DIABETES INSIPIDUS, NEUROGENIC; FEMALE; HORMONE REPLACEMENT THERAPY; HUMANS; HYPOPITUITARISM; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PITUITARY DISEASES; PITUITARY GLAND, ANTERIOR; RECURRENCE; THYROXINE;

EID: 0942276907     PISSN: 09188959     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1507/endocrj.50.825     Document Type: Article

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