title: Intracranial ectopic pituitary tumour.
abstract: Pituitary tumours originating primarily from sites other than the sella turcica are rare. A case of an ectopic pituitary tumour in the region of the lesser wing of the sphenoid is reported. The patient presented with signs and symptoms of a progressive increase in intracranial pressure. CT scan appearances resembled those of a sphenoid wing meningioma. The vascular lesion was partially excised. Histology showed it to be a pituitary tumour.
authors.affiliation: K. E. M. Hospital, Bombay, India.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Goel
authors.forename: A R
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Satoskar
authors.forename: R D
authors.initials: RD
authors.lastname: Nagpal
authors.forename: A P
authors.initials: AP
authors.lastname: Desai
mesh_terms: D000238:Adenoma, Chromophobe / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D002828:Choristoma / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010911:Pituitary Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D012888:Skull Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D013100:Sphenoid Bone