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Clinical presentation and outcome of pituitary adenomas in teenagers.
Apr 2003
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Abstract
Pituitary adenomas rarely occur in childhood and adolescence, but their mass effect and endocrine abnormalities can compromise both quality and length of life. In this study we evaluated the symptoms at onset and the long-term consequences induced in teenagers by functioning or nonfunctioning pituitary adenomas.