title: Intrasellar mass with hypopituitarism as a manifestation of sarcoidosis. Case report.
abstract: A 45-year-old woman was admitted suffering from headache, weight loss, asthenia, pedal edema, and amenorrhea. Morphological and functional studies revealed an intrasellar mass causing hypopituitarism without diabetes insipidus. Histological examination of the tissue obtained at transsphenoidal surgery was compatible with a diagnosis of sarcoidosis. The clinical and histological features, together with the presence of cutaneous anergy and ocular lesions, led to the diagnosis of sarcoidosis. The presentation of sarcoidosis in this patient was very unusual because it was not accompanied by characteristic intrathoracic findings or by diabetes insipidus.
authors.affiliation: Department of Endocrinology, Hospital Ramón y Cajal, Madrid, Spain.
authors.forename: J I
authors.initials: JI
authors.lastname: Lara Capellan
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Cuellar Olmedo
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Martinez Martin
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: del Mar Marin
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Garcia Villanueva
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Marin Zarza
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: de la Calle Blasco
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007018:Hypopituitarism / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D008875:Middle Aged; D010900:Pituitary Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D010903:Pituitary Gland, Anterior / Q000473:pathology; D011184:Postoperative Period; D012507:Sarcoidosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D012658:Sella Turcica