- Two Cases of Graves Disease Associated The Empty Sella Syndrome.
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Yeun Jong Choi, Hong Seung Kim, Eui Ryun Park, Young Gu Shin, Choon Hee Chung
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J Korean Endocr Soc. 1996;11(4):517-522. Published online November 7, 2019
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- The empty sella syndrome is characterized by obesity, frequent pregnancy, headache and high blood pressure, but its exact cause remains unknown. Usually the incomplete diaphragmatic sella has been considered as the cause of the empty sella syndrome, but some authors recently have suggested that the antipituitary antibody way be related to development of pituitary atrophy and the pituitary empty sella syndrome, and thus it may be clinically useful as screening test for the empty sella syndrome. We experienced two empty sella syndromes associated Graves disease and applied the antipituitary antibody as the diagnostic tool of the empty sella syndrome. But none of this two patients had antipituitary antibody and we report these cases with reviews of literatures.
- A Case of Calcitonin Secreting Pheochromocytoma.
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Joo Won Byun, Young Goo Shin, Choon Hee Chung, Young Jun Won, Yoon Jong Choi, Eui Ryun Park, Mi Duck Lee, Chang Ho Song, Mi Youn Cho, Sung Jun Kang
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J Korean Endocr Soc. 1996;11(3):343-347. Published online November 7, 2019
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- Pheochromocytoma is a catecholamine producing turnor and raise with less than 0.1% of hypertensive patients. It is developed, most commonly, in sporadic pheochromocytoma or multiple endocrine neoplasia type 2. Therefore, when hypercalcitoninemia is found in a patient with pheochromocytoma, the possibility of multiple endocrine neoplasia type 2 or the ectopic secretion of calcitonin must be considered. Recently we experienced a 45 year old male patient with sporadic pheochrornocytoma. He also had hypercalcitoninemia and normocalcemia. After the removal of pheochromocytoma, serum calcitnnin level returned to normal. Secretion of calcitonin was confirmed by immunohisto- chemical stain.
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