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I.はじめに
異所性下垂体腺腫は非常に稀で,その中でも鞍上部に発生したものはさらに少なく,知り得た範囲内では現在までに9例が報告されているに過ぎない10,12,15,17,18,21,24,27,28).今回われわれは,手術により確認しえた異所性下垂体腺腫を経験したので,文献的考察を加えて報告する.
An extremely rare case of an ectopic pituitary adeno-ma in the suprasellar region is reported.
A 57-year-old man was referred to us in March, 1993, because of bitemporal hemianopsia. Magnetic reso-nance imaging (MRI) and computed tomography (CT) revealed a well-circumscribed enhancing mass in the suprasellar region. Sagittal tomography of the skull showed normal-sized sella turcica. Endocrinological tests were almost within normal range.
The tumor was totally removed by combined rightsubfrontal and interhemispheric approach. At the time of the operation, we confirmed that the tumor did not continue to the pituitary gland and that the diaphragma sellae was intact. Histological diagnosis of the tumor specimen was pituitary adenoma. Post-operative MRI showed a normal pituitary gland, thus supporting thediagnosis of ectopic pituitary adenoma. To our know-ledge, only ten cases of suprasellar ectopic pituitary adenoma have been reported, including our case. Pathogenesis of ectopic pituitary adenoma was briefly discussed.
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