Open AccessDissociated hypopituitarism after spontaneous pituitary apoplexy in acromegaly
Author(s) -
Shabir Ahmad Mir,
Shariq Rashid Masoodi,
Muhammad Salman Bashir,
Arshad Iqbal Wani,
Khalid Farooqui,
Basharat Kanth,
Abdul Rashid Bhat
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
indian journal of endocrinology and metabolism
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.456
H-Index - 28
eISSN - 2230-9500
pISSN - 2230-8210
DOI - 10.4103/2230-8210.119518
Subject(s) - pituitary apoplexy , acromegaly , medicine , pituitary adenoma , hypopituitarism , magnetic resonance imaging , transsphenoidal surgery , pituitary tumors , adenoma , pediatrics , surgery , radiology , hormone , growth hormone
Pituitary apoplexy is an uncommon event and usually occurs in non-functioning pituitary tumors. Among the functioning tumors, prolactinomas are the ones most likely to apoplexy. Apoplexy in growth hormone (GH) producing adenomas is a very rare event with less than thirty cases reported worldwide.