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Autoimmune hypophysitis: Expanding the differential diagnosis to CTLA-4 blockade

  • Angelika Gutenberg
  • , Melissa Landek-Salgado
  • , Shey-Cherng Tzou
  • , Isabella Lupi
  • , Abby Geis
  • , Hiroaki Kimura
  • , Patrizio Caturegli*
  • *Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

Autoimmune hypophysitis is an increasingly recognized disorder that enters in the differential diagnosis of nonfunctioning pituitary masses. The differential diagnosis of these conditions is challenging because of similar clinical presentations and radiological signs. This review describes the essential features of hypophysitis and the other nonfunctioning pituitary masses. It also emphasizes a recently described feature of hypophysitis: its appearance with unexpectedly high frequency in patients receiving treatments that abrogate the function of cytotoxic T lymphocyte antigen 4.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)681-698
Number of pages18
JournalExpert Review of Endocrinology and Metabolism
Volume4
Issue number6
DOIs
StatePublished - Nov 2009

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This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

  1. SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being
    SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being

Keywords

  • Autoimmunity
  • CTLA-4 blockade
  • Hypophysitis
  • MRI
  • Monoclonal antibodies
  • Nonfunctioning sellar masses

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