Despite privacy risks and inaccuracy concerns, people are feeding blood test results, doctor’s notes and surgical reports ...
Incidental pituitary adenomas are often found on imaging studies or after abnormal endocrine hormone levels. A 35-year-old woman is seen in the outpatient clinic for evaluation of an incidental ...
With the widespread use of computed tomography and MRI, the incidental discovery of pituitary incidentalomas is increasing in frequency. The most common cause of a pituitary mass is a pituitary ...
Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . “Although pituitary tumors have been extensively studied in the adult population, there has been a lack of data ...
Only nine cases of acromegaly caused by pituitary carcinoma have been reported. 1 We describe a 47-year-old woman who presented in July 1996 with the features of acromegaly and an elevated mean serum ...
The patient mentioned in a previous post came to see me for follow up as an outpatient. To review, he initially presented as an inpatient with hyponatremia due to central adrenal insufficiency. An MRI ...
Proper baseline workup should be initiated before referring patients with incidental pituitary adenomas to a specialist. The initial workup includes imaging, blood work to determine if the pituitary ...