Posterior pituitary ectopia: another hint toward a genetic etiology.
We report the MR and clinical findings of two patients with growth hormone deficiency and posterior pituitary ectopia (PPE). Possible causes of PPE are discussed.
Maintz
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Department of Diagnostic Radiology, University of Cologne, School of Medicine, Germany.
Benz-Bohm
G
G
Gindele
A
A
Schönau
E
E
Pfäffle
R
R
Lackner
K
K
D000328:Adult; D001847:Bone Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000235:genetics*; D002648:Child; D002828:Choristoma / Q000235:genetics*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D010904:Pituitary Gland, Posterior; D012658:Sella Turcica / Q000473:pathology