Posted by mtdewcmu on May 7, 2011, at 22:05:07
In reply to Re: Case study of endocrine disorder mimicking bipolar » mtdewcmu, posted by Phillipa on May 7, 2011, at 21:40:03
> Seriously I have a small 3cc pituitary on MRI not large enough to be considered a macro as mine is micro. A neighbor has one that measures 8 and if reaches 9 was told it would have to be removed. To my knowledge google pituitary tumors and lot of stuff on lactation with one. Something doesn't fit to me in this article. But I'm not a doc. Phillipa
The thing that is suspect is that they diagnosed a tumor, but they didn't actually see one, so they decided that it must be really small. So how can they be 100% sure it's there?
However, her labs proved that her cortisol was elevated, and apparently that accounts for all the symptoms. I don't have a perfect recollection of Cushing syndrome's symptoms, but I don't feel like getting my text book. It must have been thoroughly combed over if they put it in the newspaper, right?
Not a doctor. Contact a doctor for medical advice.
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