Chronic lymphocytic leukemia, a rare cause of pituitary stalk thickening

This case highlights a rare presentation of chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL). CNS involvement by CLL is rare, and only 5 cases with pituitary or hypothalamic involvement have previously been reported. Unfamiliarity with this disease complication may lead to a delay in diagnosis and treatment.This...

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Autor principal: Faje, Alexander
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: John Wiley and Sons Inc. 2020
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Clinical Image
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7364060/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32695388
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.2875
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description This case highlights a rare presentation of chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL). CNS involvement by CLL is rare, and only 5 cases with pituitary or hypothalamic involvement have previously been reported. Unfamiliarity with this disease complication may lead to a delay in diagnosis and treatment.This case highlights a rare presentation of chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL). CNS involvement by CLL is rare, and only 5 cases with pituitary or hypothalamic involvement have previously been reported. Unfamiliarity with this disease complication may lead to a delay in diagnosis and treatment.
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spelling pubmed-73640602020-07-20 Chronic lymphocytic leukemia, a rare cause of pituitary stalk thickening Faje, Alexander Clin Case Rep Clinical Image This case highlights a rare presentation of chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL). CNS involvement by CLL is rare, and only 5 cases with pituitary or hypothalamic involvement have previously been reported. Unfamiliarity with this disease complication may lead to a delay in diagnosis and treatment.This case highlights a rare presentation of chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL). CNS involvement by CLL is rare, and only 5 cases with pituitary or hypothalamic involvement have previously been reported. Unfamiliarity with this disease complication may lead to a delay in diagnosis and treatment. John Wiley and Sons Inc. 2020-04-19 /pmc/articles/PMC7364060/ /pubmed/32695388 http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.2875 Text en © 2020 The Authors. Clinical Case Reports published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd. This is an open access article under the terms of the http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ License, which permits use and distribution in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited, the use is non‐commercial and no modifications or adaptations are made.
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title_full Chronic lymphocytic leukemia, a rare cause of pituitary stalk thickening
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title_short Chronic lymphocytic leukemia, a rare cause of pituitary stalk thickening
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7364060/
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