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Normal menstruation and pregnancy in a patient with Nelson's syndrome.

Publication ,  Journal Article
Burch, WM
Published in: South Med J
October 1983

The patient with Nelson's syndrome in this report represents an unusual case in which regular cyclic menstruation was preserved even though a large ACTH-producing pituitary adenoma was present. Despite normal menses and pregnancy, the radiologic findings of an enlarged sella turcica and an enhanced lesion on CAT scan were identified. This case demonstrates that patients with normal menstruation can have significant pituitary disease, and it exemplifies the need for regular follow-up examination to look for radiologic abnormalities in patients who have had adrenalectomy for treatment of Cushing's disease.

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South Med J

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ISSN

0038-4348

Publication Date

October 1983

Volume

76

Issue

10

Start / End Page

1319 / 1320

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Pregnancy Complications, Neoplastic
  • Pregnancy
  • Pituitary Neoplasms
  • Nelson Syndrome
  • Menstruation
  • Humans
  • General & Internal Medicine
  • Female
  • Adult
  • Adrenocorticotropic Hormone
 

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Burch, W. M. (1983). Normal menstruation and pregnancy in a patient with Nelson's syndrome. South Med J, 76(10), 1319–1320. https://doi.org/10.1097/00007611-198310000-00034
Burch, W. M. “Normal menstruation and pregnancy in a patient with Nelson's syndrome.South Med J 76, no. 10 (October 1983): 1319–20. https://doi.org/10.1097/00007611-198310000-00034.
Burch WM. Normal menstruation and pregnancy in a patient with Nelson's syndrome. South Med J. 1983 Oct;76(10):1319–20.
Burch, W. M. “Normal menstruation and pregnancy in a patient with Nelson's syndrome.South Med J, vol. 76, no. 10, Oct. 1983, pp. 1319–20. Pubmed, doi:10.1097/00007611-198310000-00034.
Burch WM. Normal menstruation and pregnancy in a patient with Nelson's syndrome. South Med J. 1983 Oct;76(10):1319–1320.

Published In

South Med J

DOI

ISSN

0038-4348

Publication Date

October 1983

Volume

76

Issue

10

Start / End Page

1319 / 1320

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Pregnancy Complications, Neoplastic
  • Pregnancy
  • Pituitary Neoplasms
  • Nelson Syndrome
  • Menstruation
  • Humans
  • General & Internal Medicine
  • Female
  • Adult
  • Adrenocorticotropic Hormone