An intrasellar germinoma with normal cerebrospinal fluid ?-HCG concentrations misdiagnosed as hypophysitis

Autor:	Bilge Bilgic, Inan Turantan, Ramazan Kurt, S. Molvalilar, Serra Sencer, Altay Sencer, Nese Ozbey, Sinan Tanyolac
Rok vydání:	2006
Předmět:	Adult endocrine system Pathology medicine.medical_specialty Hypophysitis Biopsy Pituitary Diseases Endocrinology Diabetes and Metabolism Cell Count Diagnosis Differential Cerebrospinal fluid Hypothyroidism Hypogonadotropic hypogonadism medicine Humans Chorionic Gonadotropin beta Subunit Human Lymphocytes Glucocorticoids Cerebrospinal Fluid Pituitary stalk medicine.diagnostic_test Germinoma Brain Neoplasms business.industry Hypogonadism Histiocytes General Medicine medicine.disease Hyperprolactinemia Diabetes insipidus Female Differential diagnosis business hormones hormone substitutes and hormone antagonists
Zdroj:	HORMONES. 5:67-71
ISSN:	1109-3099
DOI:	10.14310/horm.2002.11171
Popis:	A patient with an intrasellar germinoma leading to pituitary stalk thickening is reported. The patient, a 24-year old woman, presented with hyperprolactinemia, secondary hypothyroidism, and hypogonadotropic hypogonadism with no evidence of diabetes insipidus. Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) examination revealed an increased number of lymphocytes and histiocytes. Although beta-HCG concentration was normal (
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