Idiopathic granulomatous hypophysitis presenting as non-functioning pituitary adenoma: Description of six cases and review of literature

British Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 489-494

  Bhansali, A ^a   Velayutham, P ^b   Radotra, B D ^a   Pathak, A ^a  

^a POSTGRADUATE INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH   (India)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Granulomatous giant cell; Hypophysitis; Sellar mass

Indexed keywords

ADRENAL DISEASE; ADRENAL INSUFFICIENCY; ADULT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIABETES INSIPIDUS; FEMALE; GIANT CELL GRANULOMA; HEADACHE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPOGONADISM; HYPOPHYSIS ADENOMA; HYPOPHYSITIS; HYPOTHYROIDISM; IDIOPATHIC GRANULOMATOUS HYPOPHYSITIS; MALE; NEUROSURGERY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; VISUAL DISORDER;

ADENOMA; ADULT; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; GRANULOMA, GIANT CELL; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PITUITARY DISEASES; PITUITARY NEOPLASMS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 11344256699     PISSN: 02688697     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02688690400012376     Document Type: Review

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