The prenatal pituitary gland--hidden and forgotten.
The sella turcica and pituitary gland in a human fetus (18 weeks gestation) with unilateral oro-ocular cleft combined with unilateral cleft lip and palate are described histologically. In this fetus the sella turcica was not a normal sella but a caudally open funnel. The adenopituitary gland tissue was positioned ectopically within the funnel canal and in the pharyngeal submucosa.
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Department of Orthodontics, University of Copenhagen School of Dentistry, Denmark.
Hansen
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D000015:Abnormalities, Multiple / Q000196:embryology; D002828:Choristoma; D005314:Embryonic and Fetal Development; D005865:Gestational Age; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D019767:Maxillofacial Abnormalities / Q000196:embryology* / Q000209:etiology; D010608:Pharyngeal Diseases / Q000196:embryology*; D010902:Pituitary Gland / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000196:embryology; D020545:Respiratory Mucosa / Q000196:embryology; D012658:Sella Turcica / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000196:embryology