Panhypopituitarism due to Metastases to the Hypothalamus and the Pituitary Resulting From Primary Breast Cancer: A Case Report and Review of the Literature

Abstract Pituitary metastasis occurs rarely in cancer patients and often remains undiagnosed. However, early detection and appropriate treatment can improve the patient's quality of life and possibly prolong survival. Herein, we describe the case of a 52-year-old woman with panhypopituitarism c...

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Veröffentlicht in:Clinical breast cancer 2009-11, Vol.9 (4), p.E4-E7
Hauptverfasser: Peppa, Melpomeni, Papaxoinis, Georgios, Xiros, Nikolaos, Hadjidakis, Dimitrios, Raptis, Sotirios A, Economopoulos, Theofanis
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