[Pulmonary hyalinizing granuloma revealed by a pituitary gland diffusion].
BACKGROUND
Pulmonary hyalinizing granuloma is a rare fibrosing lesion of the lung, characterized by its histological appearance which includes central whorled deposits of lamellar collagen. The extrapulmonary diffusion of the disease is extremely rare, and in our knowledge any case of pituitary diffusion has ever been reported in the literature.


METHODS
We reported an unpublished case of a 31-year-old woman presenting with amenorrhea, galactorrhea, diplopia, headache, polyuria and polydipsia. The diagnosis of pulmonary hyalinizing granuloma revealed by an intracranial localization was based on radiologic and pathologic findings. Clinical course was favourable with corticotherapy.


CONCLUSIONS
Our report is particular because cerebral localization was the initial manifestation of primary hyalinizing granuloma and because of the favourable outcome with corticotherapy.
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Ben Ghorbel
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D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D005938:Glucocorticoids / Q000627:therapeutic use; D015769:Granuloma, Respiratory Tract / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy; D006801:Humans; D006818:Hyalin; D008171:Lung Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology*; D010900:Pituitary Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D011241:Prednisone / Q000627:therapeutic use; D011859:Radiography; D016896:Treatment Outcome
D005938:Glucocorticoids; D011241:Prednisone