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Suprasellar Ectopic Pituitary Adenoma:Report of a case Toshiki TANAKA 1 , Kazuyoshi WATANABE 1 , Satoshi NAKASU 2 , Jyoji HANDA 2 1Department of Neurosurgery, Kohka Hospital 2Department of Neurosurgery, Shiga University of Medical Science Keyword: Ectopic pituitary adenoma , Suprasellar tumor , MRI pp.1141-1145
Published Date 1994/12/10
DOI https://doi.org/10.11477/mf.1436900950
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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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