Congenital pathology of the pituitary gland and parasellar region.
The adenohypophysis and neurohypophysis originate from the combination of 2 events occurring during the fourth week of life, the development of Rathke pouch and of a neuroectodermal evagination of tissue from the floor of the diencephalon. Congenital pathology of the pituitary gland and parasellar regions derives from abnormalities of these coordinated events. In this article, we review the pathogenesis, clinical presentation, and imaging features of common and rare congenital disorders of the region of the sella turcica.
Spampinato
M Vittoria
MV
Department of Radiology, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC 29425, USA. spampin@musc.edu
Castillo
Mauricio
M
D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D009421:Nervous System Malformations / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D010900:Pituitary Diseases / Q000151:congenital / Q000175:diagnosis*; D010902:Pituitary Gland / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D012658:Sella Turcica / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed