Abstract | UNLABELLED:
Diabetes insipidus (DI) is a rare clinical condition, which is usually caused by neurohypophyseal or pituitary stalk infiltration in cancer patients. CASE REPORT: we present a 62-year old metastatic breast cancer woman with DI. She admitted to the hospital because of nausea, vomiting, polyuria and polydipsia, while she was on no cytotoxic medication. She had no electrolyte imbalance except mild hypernatremia. The CT scan of the brain yielded a suspicious area in pituitary gland. A pituitary stalk metastasis was found on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of pituitary. Water deprivation test was compatible with DI. A clinical response to nasal vasopressin was achieved. CONCLUSIONS:
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Authors | M Dogan, E Karakilic, I I Oz, F Zorlu, H Akbulut |
Journal | Experimental oncology
(Exp Oncol)
Vol. 30
Issue 4
Pg. 324-6
(Dec 2008)
ISSN: 1812-9269 [Print] Ukraine |
PMID | 19112432
(Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)
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Chemical References |
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Topics |
- Administration, Intranasal
- Breast Neoplasms
(complications, pathology)
- Diabetes Insipidus
(drug therapy, etiology)
- Female
- Humans
- Magnetic Resonance Imaging
- Nausea
(etiology)
- Pituitary Neoplasms
(complications, physiopathology, secondary)
- Polyuria
(etiology)
- Thirst
- Vasopressins
(administration & dosage)
- Vomiting
(etiology)
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