Silent ACTH cell adenoma in coincidence with granulomatous hypophysitis-A case report

Pathology Research and Practice

Volumn 203, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 221-225

  Saeger, Wolfgang ^a   Hofmann, Bernd M ^b   Buslei, Rolf ^b   Buchfelder, Michael ^b  

^a Marien Krankenhaus Hamburg   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ERLANGEN NUREMBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Case report; Granulomatous hypophysitis; Pituitary; Silent ACTH cell adenoma; Ultrastructure

Indexed keywords

CORTICOTROPIN; DEXAMETHASONE; FOLLITROPIN; GROWTH HORMONE; HYDROCORTISONE; INSULIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; SOMATOMEDIN C; THYROTROPIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CASE REPORT; CELL ULTRASTRUCTURE; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DYSPHASIA; ENDOCRINE FUNCTION TEST; FLUID INTAKE; GRANULOMATOUS INFLAMMATION; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HYPOGLYCEMIA; HYPOGONADISM; HYPOPHYSIS ADENOMA; HYPOPHYSITIS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LIBIDO DISORDER; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; OBESITY; SURGICAL APPROACH; TRANSSPHENOIDAL HYPOPHYSECTOMY;

EID: 34247179603     PISSN: 03440338     EISSN: 16180631     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.prp.2006.12.011     Document Type: Article

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