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Waxing and waning of a pituitary mass in a young woman with combined pituitary hormone deficiency (CPHD) due to a PROP-1 mutation.
Pituitary - 1 Jan 2006
Nascif Sergio Oliva, Vieira Teresa Cristina, Ramos-Dias João Carlos, Lengyel Ana-Maria Judith, Abucham Julio
Abstract excerpt
We describe a 23-yr old woman with congenital combined pituitary hormone deficiency (CPHD) diagnosed at 10 years of age and a large sellar mass discovered at the age of 19 years, when her first pituitary MRI was performed. The mass (height: 13 mm) extended to the suprasellar region, close to the optic chiasm, showed signal hyperintensity in T1- and hypointensity in T2-weighted images, with no enhancement after...
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