Spontaneous remission of acromegaly and Cushing's disease following pituitary apoplexy: Two case reports

In this double case report, we present two special cases of pituitary apoplexy. First, we describe a patient with growth hormone deficiency despite clinical suspicion of acromegaly. Imaging showed evidence of a recent pituitary apoplexy, which might have caused spontaneous remission of the acromegal...

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Published in:	Netherlands journal of medicine Vol. 73; no. 5; pp. 242 - 246
Main Authors:	Roerink, S H P P, van Lindert, E J, van de Ven, A C
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Netherlands 01-06-2015
Subjects:	Acromegaly - physiopathology Adenoma - pathology Adult Female Humans Magnetic Resonance Imaging Male Middle Aged Neoplasm Recurrence, Local Pituitary ACTH Hypersecretion - physiopathology Pituitary Apoplexy - pathology Pituitary Neoplasms - pathology Remission, Spontaneous
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