IgG4-related hypophysitis presenting as a pituitary adenoma with systemic disease

Asian Journal of Surgery

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 93-97

  Hsing, Ming Tai ^a   Hsu, Hui Ting ^a   Cheng, Chun Yuan ^a   Chen, Chien Min ^a  

^a CHANGHUA CHRISTIAN HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

hypophysitis; hypopituitarism; IgG4 related disease; inflammatory pseudotumor

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN G;

ADENOMA; AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; HUMAN; HYPOPHYSIS DISEASE; HYPOPHYSIS TUMOR; IMMUNOLOGY; KIDNEY DISEASE; MALE; NEUROHYPOPHYSIS; PATHOLOGY; SCLEROSIS; THORACOSCOPY;

ADENOMA; AGED; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; KIDNEY DISEASES; MALE; PITUITARY DISEASES; PITUITARY GLAND, POSTERIOR; PITUITARY NEOPLASMS; SCLEROSIS; THORACOSCOPY;

EID: 84875449867     PISSN: 10159584     EISSN: 02193108     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.asjsur.2012.04.013     Document Type: Article

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