- Case Report
- A Case of Severe Pituitary Dwarfism due to Agenesis of Anterior Pituitary Gland with Pituitary Stalk Transection
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Myoung Ju Yoo, Dong Ki Han, Jeh Hoon Shin, In Jun Seul, Seung Ro Lee
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Clin Exp Pediatr. 1994;37(9):1305-1311. Published online September 15, 1994
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We experienced one case of severe pituitary dwarfism in a 10 years old female girl.
Magnetic resonance image(MRI) revealed transection of the pituitary stalk with the formation of high intensity ectopic posterior lobe located at the median eminence and agenesis of an anterior lobe of pituitary gland.
The serum Growth Hormone(GH) response to clonidine and L-dopa revealed severe GH deficiency. The patient... |
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