SYMPTOMATIC CHIARI-I MALFORMATION IN A PATIENT WITH ACROMEGALY

被引:17
作者
LEMAR, HJ [1 ]
PERLOFF, JJ [1 ]
MERENICH, JA [1 ]
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[1] FITZSIMONS ARMY MED CTR,DEPT MED,ENDOCRINE SERV,AURORA,CO
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10.1097/00007611-199402000-00031
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R5 [内科学];
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1002 ; 100201 ;
摘要
We describe, for the first time, a patient with both symptomatic acromegaly and Chiari-I malformation. These conditions could coexist by chance alone, but the probability of both presenting simultaneously in a previously healthy man seems quite remote. Alternatively, acromegaly through associated bony and soft tissue enlargement could lead to the development of symptoms from Chiari-I malformation in this patient.
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