Cerebral aneurysm associated with multiple endocrine neoplasia, type 1--case report.
Cerebral aneurysm associated with pituitary adenoma and other endocrine dysfunctions occurred in a 45-year-old female suffering from multiple endocrine neoplasia, type 1 (Wermer's syndrome). She died of subarachnoid hemorrhage secondary to rupture of the aneurysm. Pituitary adenoma and/or other endocrine dysfunctions associated with multiple endocrine neoplasia, type 1 may be a factor in the aneurysm formation.
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Department of Neurosurgery, Nippon Medical School, Tokyo.
Kudo
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Chen
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Nakazawa
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Wakabayashi
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D000236:Adenoma / Q000473:pathology*; D017542:Aneurysm, Ruptured / Q000473:pathology*; D001921:Brain / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D002532:Intracranial Aneurysm / Q000473:pathology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D009377:Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia / Q000473:pathology*; D009336:Necrosis; D010902:Pituitary Gland / Q000473:pathology; D010911:Pituitary Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D013345:Subarachnoid Hemorrhage / Q000473:pathology