Apoplexy in a corticotrophin-secreting pituitary macroadenoma: a case report and review of the literature

QJM. 2010 Aug;103(8):607-9. doi: 10.1093/qjmed/hcp197. Epub 2010 Jan 19.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Adenoma / metabolism*
  • Adenoma / pathology
  • Adenoma / surgery
  • Adrenocorticotropic Hormone / metabolism*
  • Cushing Syndrome / complications*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Middle Aged
  • Pituitary Apoplexy / etiology*
  • Pituitary Neoplasms / metabolism*
  • Pituitary Neoplasms / pathology
  • Pituitary Neoplasms / surgery
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed
  • Treatment Outcome

Substances

  • Adrenocorticotropic Hormone