Intracranial ectopic pituitary tumour.
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.
Goel
A
A
K. E. M. Hospital, Bombay, India.
Satoskar
A R
AR
Nagpal
R D
RD
Desai
A P
AP
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