Abstract
A hypophysectomy was performed for palliation of metastatic carcinoma of the breast in a 62-year-old woman who also had diabetes insipidus. At operation a neurohypophyseal mass was discovered; it proved to be a granular cell tumor. The diabetes insipidus resolved postoperatively.
MeSH terms
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Diabetes Insipidus / etiology*
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Female
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Humans
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Hypophysectomy
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Middle Aged
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Neoplasms, Muscle Tissue / complications*
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Neoplasms, Muscle Tissue / pathology
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Neoplasms, Muscle Tissue / surgery
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Pituitary Neoplasms / complications*
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Pituitary Neoplasms / pathology
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Pituitary Neoplasms / surgery