Primary hypothalamic lymphoma with panhypopituitarism presenting as Stiff-man syndrome

American Journal of the Medical Sciences

Volumn 328, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 124-128

  Lee, May Tze ^a   Lee, Ting I ^a   Won, Justin Ging Shing ^b   Chau, Wing Keung ^b   Yang, Hong Jye ^c   Li, Jer Chuan ^b   Lin, Hong Da ^b   Tang, Kam Tsun ^b  

^a TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b TAIPEI VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c Hsin Chu General Hospital   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Adrenal insufficiency; Diabetes insipidus; Hypothalamic lymphoma; Panhypopituitarism; Stiff man syndrome

Indexed keywords

DESMOPRESSIN; GALLIUM 67; HYDROCORTISONE; HYPOPHYSIS HORMONE; TETRACOSACTIDE; THYROXINE;

ADULT; ANOREXIA; ARTICLE; B CELL LYMPHOMA; BRAIN SCINTISCANNING; CANCER ADJUVANT THERAPY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; DIABETES INSIPIDUS; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FOLLOW UP; HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; HORMONE SUBSTITUTION; HUMAN; HYPOPITUITARISM; HYPOTHALAMIC LYMPHOMA; HYPOTHALAMUS TUMOR; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; MALE; MUSCLE SPASM; MYALGIA; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; STIFF MAN SYNDROME; VOMITING; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

EID: 4043116415     PISSN: 00029629     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00000441-200408000-00010     Document Type: Article

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