title: [Diabetes insipidus caused by metastasis to the hypothalamo-hypophyseal axis. Apropos of 4 cases].
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Service de Radiologie, CHR Pontchaillou, Rennes.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Carsin-Nicol
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Carsin
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Gedouin
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Glikstein
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Brassier
mesh_terms: 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*
chemical_list: D003287:Contrast Media; D005682:Gadolinium