Journal article
EFFECT OF PINEALECTOMY ON SERUM MELATONIN, LUTEINIZING HORMONE AND PROLACTIN: A CASE REPORT
Abstract
A patient, aged 47 is described in whom changes in hormonal profiles were observed following surgical excision of the pineal. She presented with a clinical syndrome of increased intracranial pressure and postmenopausal symptoms. Computerized tomographic scans showed obstructive hydrocephalus from a cystic lesion in the pineal region. Surgical removal of the cystic mass revealed a benign ependymal cyst and normal pineal tissue. After the …
Authors
CHIK CL; TALALLA A; BROWN GM
Journal
Clinical Endocrinology, Vol. 23, No. 4, pp. 367–372
Publisher
Wiley
Publication Date
10 1985
DOI
10.1111/j.1365-2265.1985.tb01093.x
ISSN
0300-0664