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Hypopituitarism can be classified based on the following different ways of classification: | Hypopituitarism can be classified based on the following different ways of classification:<ref name="Lambertsde Herder1998">{{cite journal|last1=Lamberts|first1=SWJ|last2=de Herder|first2=WW|last3=van der Lely|first3=AJ|title=Pituitary insufficiency|journal=The Lancet|volume=352|issue=9122|year=1998|pages=127–134|issn=01406736|doi=10.1016/S0140-6736(98)85043-5}}</ref> | ||
*Etiology: | *Etiology: | ||
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***[[Anterior]] | ***[[Anterior]] | ||
***[[Posterior]] | ***[[Posterior]] | ||
**[[Panhypopituitarism]] | **[[Panhypopituitarism]] | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Overview
Hypopituitarism can be classified according to the site of the affected part of the pituitary gland either anterior or posterior. It can be also classified according to the etiology into primary or secondary. Based on the gland involvement, hypopituitarism can be classified into partial and panhypopituitarism.
Classification
Hypopituitarism can be classified based on the following different ways of classification:[1]
- Etiology:
- Primary hypopituitarism
- Secondary hypopituitarism
- Gland involvement:
- Partial:
- Panhypopituitarism
References
- ↑ Lamberts, SWJ; de Herder, WW; van der Lely, AJ (1998). "Pituitary insufficiency". The Lancet. 352 (9122): 127–134. doi:10.1016/S0140-6736(98)85043-5. ISSN 0140-6736.