A Lifelong Smoker with Hypopituitarism: Rethinking the Hypothesis of a Tumor in the Hypophysis
Pituitary adenomas are the most common cause of a sellar mass. Metastases to the pituitary gland, a rare occurrence, may mimic benign pituitary adenomas. We report here a case of a 61-year-old woman with an 80-pack-year smoking history who presented with headache and diplopia. Visual field testing d...
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Main Authors: | Nestoras Mathioudakis, Alfredo Quinones-Hinojosa, Roberto Salvatori, Shehzad Basaria |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Wiley
2012-01-01
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Series: | Case Reports in Medicine |
Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/853568 |
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