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Pineal gland germinoma simulating anorexia nervosa
Author(s) -
Damluji Namir F.,
Ferguson James M.
Publication year - 1987
Publication title -
international journal of eating disorders
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.785
H-Index - 138
eISSN - 1098-108X
pISSN - 0276-3478
DOI - 10.1002/1098-108x(198707)6:4<569::aid-eat2260060416>3.0.co;2-l
Subject(s) - anorexia nervosa , anorexia , pineal gland , presentation (obstetrics) , germinoma , psychology , medicine , pediatrics , psychiatry , endocrinology , eating disorders , surgery , circadian rhythm , radiation therapy
The authors discuss a patient with a pineal gland germinoma who presented with symptoms suggestive of anorexia nervosa. The importance of reaching the diagnosis of anorexia by exclusion as well as inclusion is discussed, espcially in cases of atypical clinical presentation.