Rathke's Cleft Cyst with Short-Term Size Changes in Response to Glucocorticoid Replacement

An 81-year-old man was admitted to our hospital because of general fatigue. Hormonal examination showed that he had panhypopituitarism and central diabetes insipidus. MRI imaging revealed the presence of large cystic mass with suprasellar extension in his hypothalamo-pituitary region. Interestingly,...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Endocrine Journal 2008, Vol.55(2), pp.425-428
Hauptverfasser:	MARUYAMA, Hiroshi, IWASAKI, Yasumasa, TSUGITA, Makoto, OGAMI, Naoko, ASABA, Koichi, TAKAO, Toshihiro, NAKABAYASHI, Hiromichi, SHIMIZU, Keiji, HASHIMOTO, Kozo
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Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Aged, 80 and over Central Nervous System Cysts - drug therapy Central Nervous System Cysts - pathology Central Nervous System Cysts - surgery Dose-Response Relationship, Drug Glucocorticoid Glucocorticoids - therapeutic use Humans Hydrocortisone - therapeutic use Hypopituitarism Magnetic Resonance Imaging Male Pituitary tumor Rathke's cleft cyst
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