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Endocrine System Diseases > Pituitary Diseases > Hypopituitarism
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Hypopituitarism  

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Entry terms

  • Adenohypophyseal Hyposecretion
  • Anterior Pituitary Hyposecretion Syndrome
  • Hyposecretion, Adenohypophyseal
  • Hyposecretion Syndrome, Anterior Pituitary
  • Insufficiency, Pituitary
  • Pituitary Insufficiency

Scope note

  • Diminution or cessation of secretion of one or more hormones from the anterior pituitary gland (including LH; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE; SOMATOTROPIN; and CORTICOTROPIN). This may result from surgical or radiation ablation, non-secretory PITUITARY NEOPLASMS, metastatic tumors, infarction, PITUITARY APOPLEXY, infiltrative or granulomatous processes, and other conditions.

History note

  • 1963; for SIMMONDS' DISEASE & SHEEHAN'S SYNDROME use SIMMONDS' DISEASE 1963-1967

In other languages

  • hypopituitarismi

    Finnish

  • aivolisäkkeen etulohkon vajaatoiminta
  • hypopituitarismus
  • Hypopituitarism

    Swedish

  • Hypofysinsufficiens
  • Hypofyssvikt
  • Hypofysär underproduktion
  • Sheehans syndrom
  • Simmonds sjukdom

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D007018

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