Intraoperation haemorrhage into hypophysis adenoma as the cause of acromegaly remission
https://doi.org/10.14341/2306-3513-2011-1-39-44
Abstract
In this article we describe a spontaneous remission of acromegaly of intraoperative bleeding, with subsequent hemorrhage into the tumor. The cases of spontaneous remission of acromegaly described in the literature have been associated mainly with hemorrhage or ischemic apoplexy pituitary adenoma without surgical intervention. Most often, both processes, especially hemorrhage are accompanied by the development of panhypopituitarism. Cases in which there was a normalization of only growth hormone isolated.
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Azizyan V.N., Grigorjev A.U., Ivaschenko O.V., Molitvoslovova N.N. Intraoperation haemorrhage into hypophysis adenoma as the cause of acromegaly remission. Endocrine Surgery. 2011;5(1):39-44. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.14341/2306-3513-2011-1-39-44
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