Metastatic renal cell carcinoma to the pituitary presenting with hyperprolactinemia

Journal of Endocrinological Investigation

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 471-474

  Basaria, S ^a   Westra, W H ^a   Brem, H ^a   Salvatori, R ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Metastasis; Pituitary; Prolactin

Indexed keywords

HYDROCORTISONE; LEVOTHYROXINE;

ADRENAL INSUFFICIENCY; AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DIPLOPIA; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HEMIANOPIA; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPERPROLACTINEMIA; HYPOPHYSIS TUMOR; KIDNEY CARCINOMA; METASTASIS; NEPHRECTOMY; NEUROHYPOPHYSIS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PROLACTINOMA; RADIOSURGERY; STEREOTAXIC SURGERY; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

EID: 3242719483     PISSN: 03914097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03345294     Document Type: Article

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