Parisa Abedi
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Two Synchronous Pituitary Adenomas Causing Cushing Disease and Acromegaly
Schorr M, Zhang X, Zhao W, Abedi P, Lines K, Hedley-Whyte E, Swearingen B, Klibanski A, Miller K, Thakker R, Nachtigall L. Two Synchronous Pituitary Adenomas Causing Cushing Disease and Acromegaly. AACE Endocrinology And Diabetes 2019, 5: e276-e281. PMID: 31967052, PMCID: PMC6876961, DOI: 10.4158/accr-2019-0057.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSynchronous pituitary adenomaMagnetic resonance imagingSellar lesionsImmunohistochemical stainingGrowth hormoneReverse transcription polymerase chain reactionCushing's diseasePituitary adenomasCase reportIGF-1Evaluation of resistant hypertensionPituitary magnetic resonance imagingPreoperative magnetic resonance imagingPostoperative magnetic resonance imagingPostoperative biochemical testsGH-secreting adenomasIGF-1 levelsInsulin-like growth factor-1Expression of S-100 proteinS-100 protein expressionBiochemical testsS-100 proteinGrowth factor-1Tumor immunohistochemical stainingMessenger ribonucleic acidLow Plasma Oxytocin Levels and Increased Psychopathology in Hypopituitary Men With Diabetes Insipidus
Aulinas A, Plessow F, Asanza E, Silva L, Marengi D, Fan W, Abedi P, Verbalis J, Tritos N, Nachtigall L, Faje A, Miller K, Lawson E. Low Plasma Oxytocin Levels and Increased Psychopathology in Hypopituitary Men With Diabetes Insipidus. The Journal Of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism 2019, 104: 3181-3191. PMID: 30882859, PMCID: PMC6570634, DOI: 10.1210/jc.2018-02608.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAnterior pituitary deficiencyCentral diabetes insipidusPlasma OT levelsHealthy controlsSymptoms of depressionHypopituitary patientsOT levelsQuality of lifeBody mass indexDiabetes insipidusPhysical healthMental healthMass indexPlasma oxytocin levelsAnatomical pathwaysPituitary deficiencyHypopituitary menAlexithymia symptomsHealthPsychopathologySamples of bloodOxytocin levelsAnxietyFrequent sampling of bloodPatientsHypopituitarism After Cranial Irradiation for Meningiomas: A Single-Institution Experience
Lamba N, Bussiere M, Niemierko A, Abedi P, Fullerton B, Loeffler J, Oh K, Nachtigall L, Shih H. Hypopituitarism After Cranial Irradiation for Meningiomas: A Single-Institution Experience. Practical Radiation Oncology 2019, 9: e266-e273. PMID: 30731274, DOI: 10.1016/j.prro.2019.01.009.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCompletion of RTGrowth hormone deficiencyRadiation therapyHypothalamic-pituitary axisCranial irradiationHormone deficiencyFollow-upLong-term endocrine follow-upPituitary glandDose-volume histogramsEndocrine follow-upFavorable tumor prognosisPituitary function testsSingle-institution experienceRate of hypothyroidismLack of routine testingDose of radiationRates of dysfunctionLong-term sequalaeAdrenal insufficiencyMean dosePituitary deficiencyGonadal dysfunctionSellar meningiomasSingle-institution