Granulomatous hypophysistis associated with rathke's cleft cyst: A case report

Minimally Invasive Neurosurgery

Volumn 51, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 169-172

  Murakami, M ^a   Nishioka, H ^a   Izawa, H ^a   Ikeda, Y ^a   Haraoka, J ^a  

^a TOKYO MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Granulomatous hypophysitis; Partial removal; Rathke's cleft cyst; Transsphenoidal surgery

Indexed keywords

DESMOPRESSIN ACETATE; HYDROCORTISONE; LEVOTHYROXINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COMORBIDITY; DIABETES INSIPIDUS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FATIGUE; GRANULOMATOUS HYPOPHYSITIS; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HYPOPHYSITIS; HYPOPITUITARISM; MALE; NEURONAVIGATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; RATHKE CLEFT CYST; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM CYSTS; DIABETES INSIPIDUS; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; GRANULOMA; HUMANS; HYPOPITUITARISM; INFLAMMATION; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MICROSURGERY; MIDDLE AGED; NEURONAVIGATION; PITUITARY DISEASES; PITUITARY GLAND; PITUITARY NEOPLASMS; SPHENOID SINUS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 46849102973     PISSN: 09467211     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2008-1042436     Document Type: Article

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