Hypothalamic diseases |
Mass lesions – Benign (craniopharyngiomas) and malignant tumors (metastatic from lung, breast, etc) |
Radiation – For CNS and nasopharyngeal malignancies |
Infiltrative lesions – Sarcoidosis, Langerhans cell histiocytosis |
Infections – Tuberculous meningitis |
Other – Traumatic brain injury, stroke |
Pituitary diseases |
Mass lesions – Pituitary adenomas, other benign tumors, cysts |
Pituitary surgery |
Pituitary radiation |
Infiltrative lesions – Hypophysitis, hemochromatosis |
Infection/abscess |
Infarction – Sheehan syndrome |
Apoplexy |
Genetic mutations |
Empty sella |
Medications |
Glucocorticoids |
Opiates |
Immune checkpoint inhibitors |
High-dose progestogens (eg, megestrol acetate) |