CUSHINGS-DISEASE WITH PITUITARY APOPLEXY LEADING TO HYPOPITUITARISM, EMPTY SELLA, AND SPONTANEOUS FRACTURE OF THE DORSUM SELLAE - CASE-REPORT

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GUTIN, PH [1 ]
CUSHARD, WG [1 ]
WILSON, CB [1 ]
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[1] ENDOCRINE ASSOCIATES SACRAMENTO MED GRP,SACRAMENTO,CA
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10.3171/jns.1979.51.6.0866
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R74 [神经病学与精神病学];
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A patient with a pituitary adenoma secreting adrenocorticotropin hormone manifested panhypopituitarism after an episode of pituitary apoplexy. The previously elevated urinary levels of 17-ketogenic steroids dropped sharply, and plasma cortisol became undetectable. The apoplexy also resulted in a partially empty sella on which the dorsum sellae collapsed. Recurrent Cushing's disease developed and was cured by transphenoidal resection of a microadenoma.
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