Svensk definition
Minskad eller utebliven utsöndring av en eller flera hormoner från hypofysens framlob, inkl. LH, follikelstimulerande hormon, somatotropin och kortikotropin. Bristen kan bero på kirurgiska ingrepp eller strålbehandling, icke-sekretoriska tumörer, metastastumörer, infarkt, hypofysapoplexi, infiltrerande eller granulomatösa processer, eller andra tillstånd.
Engelsk definition
Diminution or cessation of secretion of one or more hormones from the anterior pituitary gland (including LH; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE; SOMATOTROPIN; and CORTICOTROPIN). This may result from surgical or radiation ablation, non-secretory PITUITARY NEOPLASMS, metastatic tumors, infarction, PITUITARY APOPLEXY, infiltrative or granulomatous processes, and other conditions.
Svenska synonymer
Hypofysinsufficiens — Hypofyssvikt — Hypofysär underproduktion — Simmonds sjukdom — Sheehans syndrom
Engelska synonymer
Adenohypophyseal Hyposecretion — Anterior Pituitary Hyposecretion Syndrome — Hyposecretion Syndrome, Anterior Pituitary — Hyposecretion, Adenohypophyseal — Pituitary Insufficiency — Insufficiency, Pituitary — Postpartum Hypopituitarism — Hypopituitarism, Postpartum — Simmonds' Disease — Simmond's Disease — Sheehan Syndrome — Syndrome, Sheehan — Sheehan's Syndrome — Sheehans Syndrome — Syndrome, Sheehan's — Postpartum Pituitary Insufficiency — Pituitary Insufficiency, Postpartum — Postpartum Panhypopituitarism — Panhypopituitarism, Postpartum — Simmonds Disease — Disease, Simmonds