Hypopituitarism manifesting after invasive dental treatment in a patient with carcinoma of the tongue: a case report

• Main Authors: Yu Ohashi (Author), Naoko Tsunoda (Author), Kei Onodera (Author), Shin Iijima (Author), Ikuya Miyamoto (Author), Toshimi Chiba (Author), Hiroyuki Yamada (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2020-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background The symptoms of hypopituitarism are not usually discussed in the clinical setting of oral surgery. Case presentation We herein report a case of hypopituitarism that became evident after biopsy and extraction of several teeth in a 68-year-old man with tongue cancer. Three days aft...