Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis Limited to the Pituitary-Hypothalamic Axis. Two Case Reports.
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MR of the hypothalamic-pituitary axis in Langerhans cell histiocytosis.
PURPOSE To describe the MR findings in the hypothalamic pituitary area in children with Langerhans cell histiocytosis and to define those MR alterations especially associated with the risk of developing diabetes insipidus. METHODS The hypothalamic-neurohypophyseal axis was studied by sagittal and coronal 1.5 T1-weighted MR imaging in 14 children with Langerhans cell histiocytosis (five with d...
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عنوان ژورنال: Neurologia medico-chirurgica
سال: 2000
ISSN: 0470-8105,1349-8029
DOI: 10.2176/nmc.40.532