[Diabetes insipidus caused by metastasis to the hypothalamo-hypophyseal axis. Apropos of 4 cases].
This study concerns the cases of 4 patients with polyuria and polydipsia syndrome as part of a known evolutive neoplasia. MRI demonstrated an intra- and supersellar tumoral process developed from the pituitary stalk and the posterior pituitary lobe suggesting metastasis.
Carsin-Nicol
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Service de Radiologie, CHR Pontchaillou, Rennes.
Carsin
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Gedouin
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Glikstein
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R
Brassier
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G
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology; D018270:Carcinoma, Ductal, Breast / Q000473:pathology / Q000556:secondary*; D003287:Contrast Media; D003919:Diabetes Insipidus / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005682:Gadolinium; D006801:Humans; D007029:Hypothalamic Neoplasms / Q000556:secondary*; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008875:Middle Aged; D010904:Pituitary Gland, Posterior / Q000473:pathology*; D010911:Pituitary Neoplasms / Q000556:secondary*
D003287:Contrast Media; D005682:Gadolinium