title: Intranasal presentation of a pituitary adenoma.
abstract: Unilateral intranasal polypoidal lesions should always arouse suspicion of unusual pathology. A case of an intranasal extension of a pituitary adenoma is presented. Fourteen other cases that have been reported in the literature are summarized and modalities of treatment of this entity are briefly discussed.
mesh_terms: D000236:Adenoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000378:metabolism / Q000556:secondary*; D004844:Epistaxis / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009298:Nasal Polyps / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000556:secondary*; D009669:Nose Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000556:secondary*; D010911:Pituitary Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000378:metabolism; D011388:Prolactin / Q000378:metabolism*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
chemical_list: D011388:Prolactin