title: Inflammatory and infectious processes involving the pituitary gland.
abstract: Inflammatory and infectious diseases of the pituitary gland are rare, and imaging diagnosis may be difficult. They encompass a wide spectrum of pathology including autoimmune (lymphocytic) hypophysitis, granulomatous hypophysitis, local manifestations of systemic disease, and a multitude of infectious processes. Based on extensive review of the literature, this article will present a classification scheme, description of pathology, and imaging findings of the various inflammatory and infectious entities, along with selected images from our case material.
authors.affiliation: University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Department of Radiology, Chapel Hill, NC 27599-7510, USA. klury@med.unc.edu
authors.forename: Kenneth M
authors.initials: KM
authors.lastname: Lury
mesh_terms: D014890:Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008214:Lymphocytes / Q000473:pathology; D010900:Pituitary Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000276:immunology*; D010902:Pituitary Gland / Q000276:immunology* / Q000473:pathology*; D012507:Sarcoidosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology; D014376:Tuberculosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology