title: Granulomatous hypophysitis mimicking pituitary adenoma.
abstract: Granulomatous inflammation of the pituitary gland is a rare disease that mimics non-functioning pituitary adenoma. Its incidence is high in middle aged and elderly women. Two such cases of histopathologically confirmed granulomatous hypophysitis are reported which presented with clinical and radiological impression of pituitary adenoma.
authors.affiliation: Department of Histopathology, Armed Forces Institute of Pathology, Rawalpindi.
authors.forename: Muhammad Ashraf
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Iqbal
authors.forename: Shahid
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Jamal
authors.forename: Muhammad
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Luqman
authors.forename: Nadira
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Mamoon
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006099:Granuloma / Q000150:complications; D006801:Humans; D007249:Inflammation / Q000150:complications*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010900:Pituitary Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery