Study
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Age,
Gender, Race
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Clinical Symptoms
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Laboratory
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CNS Imaging (modality)
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Biopsy Source
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Other Organ Involvement
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Treatment, Response
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Van der Vliet et al., 2004 [10]
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66, F, not reported
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Nausea, headache, swollen salivary gland
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Hypothyroidism, increased serum IgG4
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Sellar mass (CT)
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Submandibular mass
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Present
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Prednisone, marked
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Yamamoto et al., 2006 [11]
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70, M, Japanese
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Swollen salivary glands, sexual dysfunction
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Hypogonadism, increased IgG4
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Enlarged pituitary stalk (MRI)
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Submandibular mass
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Present
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Prednisolone; marked
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Tanabe et al., 2006 [12]
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71, M, Japanese
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Fatigue, weight loss, polydipsia, swollen salivary glands
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Panhypopituitarism, increased IgG4
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Swelling of pituitary (MRI)
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Salivary gland and retroperitoneal mass
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Present
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Hydrocortisone, marked
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Ralli et al., 2007 [13]
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67, M, not reported
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Generalized weakness
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Panhypopituitarism, increased IgG4
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Enlarged stalk and pituitary (MRI)
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Pancreas
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Present
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Prednisone, marked
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Wong et al., 2007 [14]
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77, M, Chinese
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Blurred vision
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Hypogonadism, increased IgG4
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Pituitary mass (MRI)
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Pituitary, pancreas, gallbladder
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Present
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Hydrocortisone, not known
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Isaka et al., 2008 [15]
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55, M, Japanese
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Fatigue, polyuria/polydipsia, nasal discharge
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Diabetes insipidus (DI)
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Enlarged stalk (MRI); Mass in sphenoidal, maxillary, frontal sinuses (CT)
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Paranasal mass
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Present
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Prednisone, marked
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Tsuboi et al., 2008 [16]
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62, M, Japanese
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Fatigue, weight loss, fever
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Hypocortisolism, hypothyroidism, DI
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Enlarged stalk (MRI);
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Lung
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Present
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Glucocorticoid, good
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Osawa et al., 2009 [17]
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74, F, Japanese
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Fatigue, polydipsia
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Panhypopituitarism
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Swelling of pituitary (MRI)
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Pituitary
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None
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Glucocorticoids; marked
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Hori et al., 2010 [18]
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70, M, Japanese
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Fatigue, thirst, nausea
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DI, adrenal insufficiency, increased IgG4
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Enlarged pituitary and stalk (MRI)
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Salivary gland, liver, lung
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Present
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Hydrocortisone, marked
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Haraguchi et al., 2010, case 1 [19]
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74, F, Japanese
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Fatigue, anorexia, polyuria, polydipsia
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Panhypopituitarism, DI, increased IgG4
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Swelling of pituitary and stalk (MRI)
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None
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None
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Prednisone, marked
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Haraguchi et al., 2010, case 2 [19]
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68, M, Japanese
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Polyuria, polydipsia
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DI
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Enlargement of stalk (MRI)
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Retroperitoneal
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Present
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Prednisolone, good
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Leporati et al., 2011 [8]
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75, M, Caucasian
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Headache
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Panhypopituitarism
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Enlarged pituitary, sphenoid sinus mass (MRI)
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Pituitary
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Present
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Prednisolone, good
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Patel et al., 2011 [20]
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55, M, Native American
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Weight loss, fever, headache, fatigue, polyuria, diplopia
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Panhypopituitarism, increased IgG4
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Enlarged pituitary (MRI)
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Kidney, retroperitoneal, lymph nodes, lacrimal gland
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Present
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Prednisone, marked
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Hsing et al., 2013 [21]
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66, M, Chinese
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Weight loss, nausea, vomiting
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Hypogonadism, hypoadrenalism
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Sellar mass (MRI)
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Posterior mediastinal mass, pituitary mass
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Present
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Prednisolone, good
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Hattori et al., 2013 [22]
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55, M, Japanese
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Bitemporal hemianopsia
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Increased IgG4
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Enlarged pituitary gland (unknown)
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Pituitary
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None
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Prednisolone, good
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Caputo et al., 2014 [23]
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40, M, Vietnamese
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Lethargy, polyuria, polydipsia
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Panhypopituitarism, DI
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Pituitary lesion (MRI)
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Lacrimal gland, pituitary
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Present
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Prednisolone, incomplete; azathioprine, good
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Kanoke et al., 2013, case 1 [24]
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53, F, not reported
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Headache
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Hyperprolactinemia
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Pituitary mass (MRI)
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Pituitary with dura
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Present
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Hydrocortsone, good
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Kanoke et al., 2013, case 2 [24]
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27, F, not reported
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Hx of germinoma, headache and fatiguability
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Panhypopituitarism and hypothyroidism
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Sellar lesion (MRI)
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Pituitary with dura
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None
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Hydrocortisone, unknown
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Present case
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16, F, unknown
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Polyuria, polydipsia
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DI
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Sellar mass (MRI)
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Pituitary
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None
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Hydrocortisone unknown
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