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Endocrine
Published in: Endocrine 3/2017

Open Access 01-12-2017 | Clinical Management of Endocrine Diseases

Bilateral Tolosa-Hunt syndrome mimicking pituitary adenoma

Authors: Renata Świątkowska-Stodulska, Dominik Stodulski, Anna Babińska, Maciej Piskunowicz, Krzysztof Sworczak

Published in: Endocrine | Issue 3/2017

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Abstract

The authors report a rare case of bilateral Tolosa-Hunt syndrome, which occurred in a 80-year-old female and remitted spontaneously. Inflammatory lesions were found not only in typical locations, i.e. superior orbital fissures and cavernous sinuses, but also in the pituitary; these imitated gland’s macroadenoma in imaging studies.
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Metadata
Title
Bilateral Tolosa-Hunt syndrome mimicking pituitary adenoma
Authors
Renata Świątkowska-Stodulska
Dominik Stodulski
Anna Babińska
Maciej Piskunowicz
Krzysztof Sworczak
Publication date
01-12-2017
Publisher
Springer US
Published in
Endocrine / Issue 3/2017
Print ISSN: 1355-008X
Electronic ISSN: 1559-0100
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s12020-017-1422-2

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