Abstract
We report a young woman with sudden and severe retroorbital headache, neck pain, and a large sellar mass extending to the suprasellar cistern. A presumptive diagnosis of non-secreting pituitary macroadenoma undergoing apoplexy was made and transphenoidal surgery performed. Histopathology revealed mononuclear infiltration and marked non-hemorrhagic necrosis of the anterior pituitary consistent with a diagnosis of necrotizing infundibulohypophysitis. The possible pathogenesis of this rare variant of hypophysitis is discussed.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 202-208 |
Number of pages | 7 |
Journal | Pituitary |
Volume | 15 |
Issue number | 2 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jun 2012 |
Keywords
- Hypophysitis
- Necrosis
- Pituitary infarction
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism
- Endocrinology