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Case Reports
. 2010 Mar;51(2):293-4.
doi: 10.3349/ymj.2010.51.2.293. Epub 2010 Feb 12.

Pituitary teratoma presenting as central diabetes insipidus with a normal MRI finding

Case Reports

Pituitary teratoma presenting as central diabetes insipidus with a normal MRI finding

Young Soo Kim et al. Yonsei Med J. 2010 Mar.
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(A) Initial brain MRI showed normal signal intensity in the posterior pituitary gland. (B) Follow-up MRI showed 3.3 cm sized lobulated solid mass on the sella and supurasellar area involving hypothalamus and optic chiasm.

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