Hypopituitarism

Hypopituitarism

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.

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