Lymphocytic hypophysitis occurring simultaneously with a functioning pituitary adenoma

Endocrine Journal

Volumn 55, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 729-735

  Cuthbertson, Daniel J ^a   Ritchie, Dave ^b   Crooks, Daniel ^c   Main, Gavin ^d   Smith, Colin ^e   Vora, Jiten ^f   Sam Eljamel, M ^d   Leese, Graham P ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL AINTREE   (United Kingdom)

^b WESTERN INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^c WALTON CENTRE FOR NEUROLOGY AND NEUROSURGERY   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

^e WESTERN GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^f ROYAL LIVERPOOL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cushing's disease; Lymphocytic hypophysitis; Pituitary adenoma; Prolactinoma

Indexed keywords

BISPHOSPHONIC ACID DERIVATIVE; CD45 ANTIGEN; CORTICOTROPIN; ESTRADIOL; GLUCOSE; GROWTH HORMONE; HYDROCORTISONE; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; METYRAPONE; PROLACTIN; TESTOSTERONE; THYROTROPIN; THYROXINE;

ADENOHYPOPHYSIS; ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMORBIDITY; CUSHING SYNDROME; EXCISION; FEMALE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPERPROLACTINEMIA; HYPOGONADISM; HYPOPHYSIS ADENOMA; HYPOPHYSIS FUNCTION; HYPOPHYSITIS; HYPOTHYROIDISM; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; INFLAMMATORY CELL; INSULIN TOLERANCE TEST; LABORATORY TEST; LYMPHOID TISSUE; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PROLACTINOMA; SURGICAL DRAINAGE; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

ADENOMA; ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFLAMMATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PITUITARY DISEASES; PITUITARY NEOPLASMS;

EID: 51449084878     PISSN: 09188959     EISSN: 13484540     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1507/endocrj.K08E-043     Document Type: Article

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