Transformation of a Silent Adrencorticotrophic Pituitary Tumor Into Central Nervous System Melanoma

• Glavni autori: Brandon A. Miller MD, PhD (Autor), Tomoko Tanaka MD (Autor), Adriana G. Ioachimescu MD, PhD (Autor), Cristina Vincentelli MD (Autor), Christina L. Appin MD (Autor), Nelson M. Oyesiku MD, PhD (Autor)
• Format: Knjiga
• Izdano: SAGE Publishing, 2013-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Teme: article
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Silent adrenocorticotrophic pituitary adenomas are nonfunctioning pituitary adenomas that express adrenocorticotrophic hormone (ACTH) but do not cause the clinical or laboratory features of hypercortisolemia. Primary central nervous system (CNS) melanoma is well documented, but rarely originates in...