An isolated pituitary metastasis as presentation of a differentiated hepatocellular carcinoma mimicking a non-functioning macroadenoma

Journal of Endocrinological Investigation

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 428-433

  Moreno Perez, Oscar ^a   Peiro F M ^a   Lopez P ^a   Boix, E ^a   Meoro, A ^a   Serna Candel, C ^a   Aranda, F I ^a   Pico A M ^a  

^a HOSPITAL GENERAL UNIVERSITARIO DE ALICANTE   (Spain)

Author keywords

Differential diagnosis; Hepatocellular carcinoma; Metastasis; Pituitary gland; Sellar mass

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE;

AGED; ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; CANCER SURGERY; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DIPLOPIA; FUNCTIONAL MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; HEADACHE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HYPOPHYSIS ADENOMA; HYPOPHYSIS METASTASIS; LABORATORY TEST; LIBIDO DISORDER; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; MALE; PTOSIS; REVIEW; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TESTIS SIZE; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT; ADENOMA; HYPOPHYSIS TUMOR; LIVER TUMOR; METASTASIS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATHOLOGY;

ADENOMA; AGED; CARCINOMA, HEPATOCELLULAR; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; HUMANS; LIVER NEOPLASMS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; PITUITARY NEOPLASMS;

EID: 34447637112     PISSN: 03914097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03346322     Document Type: Review

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