Hypothalamic germinoma masquerading as superior mesenteric artery (SMA) syndrome

To report a case of superior mesenteric artery (SMA) syndrome secondary to hypothalamic germinoma. We describe the clinical presentation, diagnostic work-up, management, and clinical course of a patient admitted with SMA syndrome who was subsequently found to have a hypothalamic germinoma. An adoles...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Endocrine practice 2013-01, Vol.19 (1), p.e29-e34
Hauptverfasser:	Vethakkan, Shireene R, Venugopal, Yogeswari, Tan, Alexander T B, Paramasivam, Sharmila S, Ratnasingam, Jeyakantha, Razak, Rohaya A, Alias, Azmi, Kassim, Fauziah, Choong, Karen
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Brain Neoplasms - complications Brain Neoplasms - diagnostic imaging Germinoma - complications Germinoma - diagnostic imaging Humans Hypothalamus - diagnostic imaging Male Radiography Superior Mesenteric Artery Syndrome - diagnostic imaging Superior Mesenteric Artery Syndrome - etiology Young Adult
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