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8836610

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
1996-12-20
pubmed:abstractText
Lymphocytic adenohypophysitis can cause pituitary expansion and hypopituitarism closely mimicking the features of a pituitary adenoma. In contrast to pituitary adenoma, lymphocytic adenohypophysitis occurs almost exclusively in young women in relation to pregnancy. We report a case of a 43-year-old nonpregnant nullipara who exhibited an intrasellar mass with diffuse homogeneous contrast enhancement on magnetic resonance imaging scanning. Serum hormone analyses revealed secondary hypoadrenalism, hypothyroidism, and hypogonadism. The patient underwent surgery for a presumed nonsecreting pituitary adenoma. Histopathological examination showed extensive infiltration of the anterior pituitary gland by chronic inflammatory cells. The immunohistochemical pattern of the inflammatory cells indicated the chronic and putatively autoimmune nature of the disease.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0722-5091
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
15
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
234-9
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:articleTitle
Lymphocytic hypophysitis simulating a pituitary adenoma in a nonpregnant woman.
pubmed:affiliation
Institute of Neuropathology, Universitätsklinikum Benjamin Franklin, Freie Universität Berlin, Germany.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Case Reports