Ectopic pituitary adenoma in the sphenoid sinus causing acromegaly associated with empty sella

ANZ Journal of Surgery

Volumn 71, Issue 8, 2001, Pages 495-498

  Matsuno, Akira ^a   Katayama, Haruko ^a   Okazaki, Ryo ^a   Toriumi, Masaaki ^a   Tanaka, Hideki ^a   Akashi, Masahiro ^a   Tanaka, Koshi ^a   Murakami, Mineko ^a   Nagashima, Tadashi ^a  

^a TEIKYO UNIVERSITY CHIBA MEDICAL CENTER   (Japan)

Author keywords

Acromegaly; Ectopic pituitary adenoma; Empty sella; Sphenoid sinus

Indexed keywords

BROMOCRIPTINE; GROWTH HORMONE RELEASING FACTOR; OCTREOTIDE; PROTIRELIN; SOMATOMEDIN C;

ACROMEGALY; ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CORTICOTROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DURA MATER; DYSESTHESIA; EMPTY SELLA SYNDROME; FACE; FEMALE; FINGER; FOLLITROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; FOOT; GROWTH HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; HYDROCORTISONE BLOOD LEVEL; HYPOPHYSIS ADENOMA; INFUNDIBULUM; LUTEINIZING HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; MEASUREMENT; ORAL GLUCOSE TOLERANCE TEST; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PROLACTIN BLOOD LEVEL; SPHENOID SINUS; STIMULATION; THYROTROPIN BLOOD LEVEL;

ACROMEGALY; ADENOMA; CHORISTOMA; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; EMPTY SELLA SYNDROME; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PITUITARY NEOPLASMS; SPHENOID SINUS;

EID: 17944373799     PISSN: 14451433     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1440-1622.2001.02173.x     Document Type: Article

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