A rare case of pituitary hyperplasia with suprasellar extension due to primary myxoedema: case report.
The development of pituitary tumours as a consequence of primary target organ failure is rare. We report here a rare case of pituitary hyperplasia with suprasellar extension due to primary myxoedema. This case presentation suggested the importance of detailed endocrine investigation and repeated magnetic resonance imaging for the differential diagnosis of pituitary enlargement to avoid unnecessary surgery.
Department of Biochemistry, Kanazawa University School of Medicine, Japan.
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Yokoyama-Ohta
D000293:Adolescent; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006965:Hyperplasia / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D009230:Myxedema / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D010900:Pituitary Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology; D010911:Pituitary Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis; D011859:Radiography; D012074:Remission Induction; D013961:Thyroid Gland / Q000473:pathology*; D013974:Thyroxine / Q000627:therapeutic use
D013974:Thyroxine