Ectopic pituitary adenoma presenting as a nasopharyngeal mass: CT and MRI findings

Clinical Neurology and Neurosurgery

Volumn 114, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 414-416

  Erdogan, Nezahat ^a   Sarsilmaz, Aysegul ^a   Boyraz, Emel Inci ^b   Ozturkcan, Sedat ^a  

^a Izmir Ataturk State and Education Hospital   (Turkey)

^b Radiology Department   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Adenohypophysis; Computed tomography (CT); Ectopia; Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI); Pharyngeo cranial route

Indexed keywords

CHROMOGRANIN; GADOLINIUM PENTETATE; LEVOTHYROXINE SODIUM; PROLACTIN; SYNAPTOPHYSIN; THYROTROPIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; DECOMPRESSION SURGERY; DISEASE DURATION; DYSPNEA; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; ENDOSCOPY; FEMALE; GRAY MATTER; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HYPOPHYSIS; HYPOPHYSIS ADENOMA; HYPOTHYROIDISM; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; NASOPHARYNGEAL ECTOPIC HYPOPHYSIS ADENOMA; NASOPHARYNX; NASOPHARYNX TUMOR; NOSE SEPTUM; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; TUMOR CELL;

CHORISTOMA; ENDOSCOPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPOTHYROIDISM; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MIDDLE AGED; NASOPHARYNGEAL NEOPLASMS; PITUITARY NEOPLASMS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 84859434960     PISSN: 03038467     EISSN: 18726968     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clineuro.2011.11.011     Document Type: Article

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