title: Neurosecretory bodies within the median eminence in association with pituitary tumours.
abstract: During necropsy the pituitary stalk is usually deliberately divided and the median eminence is separated from the posterior pituitary. In a series of 133 necropsies the brain was removed in a manner that preserved the integrity of the neurohypophysis and allowed histological examination of the entire neurohypophysis and the juxtaposed adenohypophysis. Neurosecretory bodies were found within the neurohypophysis in 2 patients,and in both microadenomas were found within the adenohypophysis. 2 other patients had larger tumours within the adenohypophysis but had no abnormalities within the neurohypophysis.
mesh_terms: D000238:Adenoma, Chromophobe / Q000473:pathology*; D000368:Aged; D001344:Autopsy / Q000379:methods; D004210:Dissection / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D007030:Hypothalamo-Hypophyseal System / Q000473:pathology*; D008297:Male; D008473:Median Eminence / Q000473:pathology*; D010903:Pituitary Gland, Anterior / Q000473:pathology*; D010904:Pituitary Gland, Posterior / Q000002:abnormalities / Q000473:pathology*; D010911:Pituitary Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D012394:Rosaniline Dyes; D013194:Staining and Labeling / Q000379:methods
chemical_list: D012394:Rosaniline Dyes