PAIN RELIEF AND PITUITARY-FUNCTION FOLLOWING INJECTION OF ALCOHOL INTO THE PITUITARY FOSSA

  • 1 January 1980
    • journal article
    • research article
    • Vol. 62  (3) , 203-207
Abstract
Eleven patients were investigated for pituitary function after the injection of alcohol into the pituitary fossa; all had persistent pain and 8 had breast carcinoma. Most patients showed varying degrees of reduction of pituitary activity; 8 patients obtained significant pain relief and 3 patients exhibited polyuria. The 3 observations could not be completely correlated; the possible mechanisms which may lead to pain suppression by this method are discussed.