Nečekané „vyléčení“ u geriatrického pacienta s makroadenomem hypofýzy
Authors:
V. Hána; M. Méline; M. Vaněčková; E. Topinková
Published in:
Geriatrie a Gerontologie 2017, 6, č. 1: 38-41
Category:
Case Reports
Overview
Sellar masses are relatively rare in geriatric medicine, but in case of undiagnosed hypocorticalism can have potentialy fatal consequences. A sellar mass can be incidentaly discovered by a CT scan in a geriatric patient after a fall.
Presented case report shows an interdisciplinary management of sellar masses with an unexpected cure of a pituitary macroadenoma in the presented patient.
KEYWORDS:
sellar mass – pituitary adenoma – hypopituitarism – meningoencefalitis
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