title: Asymptomatic non-functioning ectopic pituitary adenoma in the suprasellar region: a case report.
abstract: Asymptomatic non-functioning ectopic pituitary adenomas (EPAs) are extremely rare. To our knowledge, this is the first case report of an asymptomatic non-functioning EPA in the suprasellar region treated by cranio-orbital skull base surgery. EPAs should be considered in the differential diagnosis and histological confirmation is necessary.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Hamamatsu University School of Medicine, Handayama 1-20-1, Higashi Word, Hamamatsu City, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan. amizutani-nsu@umin.ac.jp
authors.forename: Atsushi
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mizutani
authors.forename: Mitsuo
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Yamaguchi-Okada
authors.forename: Naoki
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Yokota
authors.forename: Hiroki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Namba
mesh_terms: D000063:Accidents, Traffic; D000236:Adenoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D033162:Incidental Findings; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008875:Middle Aged; D010902:Pituitary Gland / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D010911:Pituitary Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D012658:Sella Turcica / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome