Posterior pituitary syndromes are medical conditions associated with defects in the production of ADH from the posterior pituitary.
Examples of posterior pituitary syndromes include:
- Central diabetes insipidus
- Syndrome of inappropriate ADH secretion
What are Posterior Pituitary Syndromes?
T1-weighted gadolinium-enhanced MRI of the pituitary. A hypointense lesion of the neurohypophysis is indicated.Ectopic Cushing' syndrome caused by a neuroendocrine carcinoma of the mesentery.
Fasshauer M, Lincke T, Witzigmann H, Kluge R, Tannapfel A, Moche M, Buchfelder M, Petersenn S, Kratzsch J, Paschke R, Koch CA - BMC cancer (2006). Not Altered. CC.
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