Intrasellar tuberculoma--a difficult diagnosis.
Tuberculosis is an exceptional cause of intrasellar mass lesion and diagnosis is usually established after histological examination following surgery. We report a 32-year-old woman with headache and amenorrhea, analytical features of hypopituitarism and an intrasellar mass lesion in radiological studies. A transsphenoidal approach was performed and tissue examination revealed pituitary tuberculoma. Additionally, we review the previously reported cases.
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Unit of Endocrinology, Complexo Hospitalario Xeral-Cíes, Vigo, Spain.
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Nodar
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Miramontes
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Quintela
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García-Mayor
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D000328:Adult; D000995:Antitubercular Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007018:Hypopituitarism; D010900:Pituitary Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy; D010902:Pituitary Gland / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D011859:Radiography; D012658:Sella Turcica / Q000473:pathology*; D014375:Tuberculoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy
D000995:Antitubercular Agents