Hypopituitarism

Overview

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Is a:

Disease or Syndrome

Definition:

Diminution or cessation of secretion of one or more hormones from the anterior pituitary gland (including lh; follicle stimulating hormone; somatotropin; and corticotropin). This may result from surgical or radiation ablation, non-secretory pituitary neoplasms, metastatic tumors, infarction, pituitary apoplexy, infiltrative or granulomatous processes, and other conditions.

Synonyms:

Adenohypophyseal Hyposecretion
Anterior Pituitary Hyposecretion Syndrome
Disease, Simmonds
Hypopituitarism, Postpartum
Hyposecretion Syndrome, Anterior Pituitary
Hyposecretion, Adenohypophyseal
Insufficiency, Pituitary
Panhypopituitarism
Panhypopituitarism, Postpartum
Pituitary Insufficiency
Pituitary Insufficiency, Postpartum
Postpartum Hypopituitarism
Postpartum Panhypopituitarism
Postpartum Pituitary Insufficiency
Sheehan Syndrome
Sheehan's Syndrome
Sheehans Syndrome
Simmond's Disease
Simmonds Disease
Simmonds' Disease
Syndrome, Sheehan
Syndrome, Sheehan's

Broader Topics:

Pituitary Diseases

Narrower Topics:

Dwarfism, Pituitary

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