Multiple Adenomas KI0611
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Synopsis: 44 year old female with newly diagnosed acromegaly. Imaging revealed multiple pituitary lesions. Discussion of multiple ptituitary tumors. 3D video available of surgical removal. |
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2D Operative Video
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3D Operative Video |
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2D Operative Video from HD Source, completion of operation
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References Andrioli M, Pecori Giraldi F, Losa M, Terreni M, Invitti C, Cavagnini F. Cushing's disease due to double pituitary ACTH-secreting adenomas: the first case report. Endocr J 2010;57:833-837. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20595779 Buurman H, Saeger W. Subclinical adenomas in postmortem pituitaries: classification and correlations to clinical data. Eur J Endocrinol 2006;154:753-758. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16645024 de Oliveira Andrade LJ, Santos Franca L, Cordeiro de Almeida MA. Double pituitary prolactinoma. J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2010;95:4848-4849. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21051581 Jastania RA, Alsaad KO, Al-Shraim M, Kovacs K, Asa SL. Double adenomas of the pituitary: transcription factors Pit-1, T-pit, and SF-1 identify cytogenesis and differentiation. Endocr Pathol 2005;16:187-194. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16299401 Magri F, Villa C, Locatelli D, Scagnelli P, Lagonigro MS, Morbini P, Castellano M, Gabellieri E, Rotondi M, Solcia E, Daly AF, Chiovato L. Prevalence of double pituitary adenomas in a surgical series: Clinical, histological and genetic features. J Endocrinol Invest 2010;33:325-331. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19955848 |
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