Abstract | OBJECTIVE: DESIGN: Case-control, retrospective study. PATIENTS: Eleven patients were identified with primary empty sella syndrome or a pituitary tumour by magnetic resonance imaging or computed tomography scanning. Six healthy, normal subjects without evidence of a pituitary problem served as the control group. MEASUREMENTS: RESULTS: CONCLUSIONS: Detection of antipituitary hormone antibody was unable to discriminate between empty sella syndrome and pituitary tumours. The presence of these antipituitary hormone antibodies were neither specific for, nor predictive of, the endocrine deficiencies.
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Authors | M Mau, T M Phillips, R E Ratner |
Journal | Clinical endocrinology
(Clin Endocrinol (Oxf))
Vol. 38
Issue 5
Pg. 495-500
(May 1993)
ISSN: 0300-0664 [Print] England |
PMID | 8080469
(Publication Type: Comparative Study, Journal Article)
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Chemical References |
- Autoantibodies
- Pituitary Hormones
- Adrenocorticotropic Hormone
- Thyrotropin
- Growth Hormone
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Topics |
- Adenoma
(blood, immunology)
- Adrenocorticotropic Hormone
(immunology)
- Adult
- Aged
- Autoantibodies
(blood)
- Blotting, Western
- Case-Control Studies
- Empty Sella Syndrome
(immunology)
- Female
- Growth Hormone
(immunology)
- Humans
- Immunoblotting
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Pituitary Hormones
(blood, immunology)
- Pituitary Neoplasms
(blood, immunology)
- Retrospective Studies
- Sensitivity and Specificity
- Thyrotropin
(immunology)
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