High altitude exposure as a possible predisposing factor for pituitary adenoma apoplexy
J Neurosurg Sci
.
2018 Oct;62(5):608-610.
doi: 10.23736/S0390-5616.17.03987-X.
Epub 2017 Apr 4.
Authors
Matteo Vitali
1
,
Frank R Canevari
2
,
Andrea Cattalani
3
4
,
Vincenzo Grasso
1
,
Teresa Somma
5
,
Luigi M Cavallo
5
,
Andrea Barbanera
1
Affiliations
1
Unit of Neurosurgery, Department of Surgery, SS. Antonio e Biagio e Cesare Arrigo Hospital, Alessandria, Italy.
2
Department of Otorhinolaryngology, SS. Antonio e Biagio e Cesare Arrigo Hospital, Alessandria, Italy.
3
Unit of Neurosurgery, Department of Surgery, SS. Antonio e Biagio e Cesare Arrigo Hospital, Alessandria, Italy -
[email protected]
.
4
Unit of Neurosurgery, Department of Clinical Surgery, Diagnostics, and Pediatrics, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy.
5
Division of Neurosurgery, Department of Neurological, Reproductive, and Odontostomatological Sciences, Federico II University, Naples, Italy.
PMID:
28378955
DOI:
10.23736/S0390-5616.17.03987-X
No abstract available
MeSH terms
Adenoma / diagnosis
Adenoma / pathology*
Altitude*
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Pituitary Apoplexy / pathology*
Pituitary Neoplasms / diagnosis
Pituitary Neoplasms / pathology*
Stroke / pathology