title: MR imaging in children with ectopic pituitary gland and anterior hypopituitarism.
abstract: Posterior pituitary ectopia refers to an absent normal posterior pituitary bright spot within the sella with ectopic bright signal at another site (such as the median eminence) on a weighted magnetic resonance. We describe two children with idiopathic anterior hypopituitarism who showed an ectopic posterior pituitary and absent pituitary stalk on imaging. We emphasize the association of the absent pituitary stalk in ectopic pituitary gland and low growth hormone levels.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Dr Balabhai Nanavati Hospital, Mumbai, India.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Patkar
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Patankar
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Krishnan
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Prasad
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Shah
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Limdi
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D002828:Choristoma / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007018:Hypopituitarism / Q000209:etiology*; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008473:Median Eminence; D010902:Pituitary Gland