Recenti progressi in medicina
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Burning mouth syndrome (BMS) is characterized by burning sensations of the oral cavity in the absence of abnormalities of the oral mucosa. BMS predominantly affects middle-aged women. ⋯ Multiple approaches to treatment have been described. This article examines BMS, its related factors, and treatment options.
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Case Reports Comparative Study
[Panhypopituitarism from pituitary metastases of breast cancer].
Metastases to the pituitary gland are uncommon causes of hypopituitarism, to be particularly considered in patients affected with disseminated cancers, arising in the breast or in the lung. Differential diagnosis could be correctly addressed by the concomitant presence of diabetes insipidus, due to the prominent involvement of the posterior lobe, and by some neuroradiological findings. ⋯ Magnetic resonance images showed diffuse encephalic metastatic lesions, with a thickened pituitary stalk, loss of high signal intensity of posterior lobe and a mildly enlarged and inhomogeneously enhanced adenohypophysis. Substitutive hormonal therapy was started, but the patient died five months later due to the progression of the neoplastic disease.