PITUITARY TUMORS
Authors: C W RAND, R W RAND
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1957)

Article1 February 1957PITUITARY TUMORSCARL W. RAND, M.D., ROBERT W. RAND, M.D., Ph.D.CARL W. RAND, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, ROBERT W. RAND, M.D., Ph.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-46-2-301 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptA careful review of records of pituitary tumors impresses one with the variety of symptoms they may produce. We have 100 such records of patients observed in private practice and wish to review them briefly and consider some experiences of others. Of these cases, 65 were males whose ages varied from 10 to 80 years; 35 were females whose ages varied from 14 to 64 years. 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To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: Los Angeles, California*Received for publication March 14, 1956.Requests for reprints should be addressed to Carl W. Rand, M.D., 2010 Wilshire Boulevard, Los Angeles 57, California. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byCushing's Syndrome Associated with a Basophilic Carcinoma of the PituitaryBENJAMIN SIMKIN, M.D., JOEL F. PANISH, M.D., WILLIAM S. PALMER, M.D., SYLVAN COHEN, M.D. 1 February 1957Volume 46, Issue 2Page: 301-315KeywordsFallsHormonal therapyMetastatic tumorsPituitary tumorsVision ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 February 1957 PDF downloadLoading ...