title: Ectopic pituitary adenoma in the suprasellar cistern: case report.
abstract: The case of a 56-year-old man with an ectopic pituitary adenoma is reported. Neurological examinations, neurodiagnostic imaging, surgical observation, endocrinological evaluation, histological examination, and immunohistological study demonstrated evidence of ectopic prolactinoma in the suprasellar cistern and the presence of a normal pituitary in the sella turcica. The patient underwent total removal of the suprasellar mass by a pterional approach, leading to a surgical and endocrinological cure.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Kobe University School of Medicine, Japan.
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Tamaki
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Shirakuni
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kokunai
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Matsumoto
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Fujimori
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Maeda
mesh_terms: D002828:Choristoma / Q000097:blood / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010908:Pituitary Hormones, Anterior / Q000097:blood; D010911:Pituitary Neoplasms / Q000097:blood / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D015175:Prolactinoma / Q000097:blood / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D012658:Sella Turcica
chemical_list: D010908:Pituitary Hormones, Anterior