Posted by mtdewcmu on May 7, 2011, at 22:18:05
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
Wikipedia says that tumors elsewhere in the body can secrete ACTH and cause Cushing syndrome, such as in small-cell lung cancer. I would not be too reassured if the doctors said it must be on the pituitary, but too small to see, and not to worry, right? She is at the age where cancer is a distinct possibility. It would really be amazing if they put the case study in the newspaper and still managed to miss the major diagnosis. But I did too much second-guessing of the docs when I worked at the hospital, and probably became a nuisance. So we should not think about it.
Not a doctor. Contact a doctor for medical advice.
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