Lymphocytic panhypophysitis in a young man with involvement of the cavernous sinus and clivus

Pituitary

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 75-80

  Kartal, Ilkay ^a   Yarman, Sema ^a   Tanakol, Refik ^a   Bilgic, Bilge ^b  

^a ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Cavernous sinus; Clivus; Diabetes insipidus; Lymphocytic hypophysitis; Osteopetrosis

Indexed keywords

DESMOPRESSIN; HYDROCORTISONE; LEVOTHYROXINE;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CAVERNOUS SINUS; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLIVUS; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIABETES INSIPIDUS; DISEASE SEVERITY; ENDOCRINE FUNCTION TEST; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HORMONE DEFICIENCY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPOGONADISM; HYPOPHYSIS DISEASE; HYPOTHYROIDISM; INFLAMMATORY DISEASE; LABORATORY TEST; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AUTOIMMUNE DISEASES; CAVERNOUS SINUS; CRANIAL FOSSA, POSTERIOR; DEAMINO ARGININE VASOPRESSIN; DIABETES INSIPIDUS, NEUROGENIC; HORMONE REPLACEMENT THERAPY; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; HYPOPITUITARISM; LYMPHOCYTOSIS; MALE; THYROXINE;

EID: 34147150116     PISSN: 1386341X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11102-007-0003-4     Document Type: Article

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