Chromophobe adenoma of the pituitary with Cushing's syndrome and skin pigmentation.
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Chromophobe adenoma of the pituitary with Cushing's syndrome and skin pigmentation.
A 76-year-old man with pigmentation and Cushing's disease is described, who was found to have a large chromophobe adenoma of the pituitary. Despite normal skull X-rays the presence of bitemporal hemianopia led to the diagnosis which was later confirmed at post-mortem. Adrenalectomy performed in the treatment of Cushing's disease may be followed by skin pigmentation and an enlarging pituitary tu...
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عنوان ژورنال: Postgraduate Medical Journal
سال: 1979
ISSN: 0032-5473
DOI: 10.1136/pgmj.55.646.564