Xanthomatous Hypophysitis Presenting in an Adolescent Girl: A Long-Term Follow-Up of a Rare Case and Review of the Literature

Xanthomatous Hypophysitis Presenting in an Adolescent Girl: A Long-Term Follow-Up of a Rare Case and Review of the Literature

Objective: Primary hypophysitis refers to the isolated inflammation of the pituitary gland not associated with other secondary causes. Among its histopathologic subtypes, xanthomatous is the rarest. Methods: We describe a 22-year-old woman with xanthomatous hypophysitis (XH), its clinical progressio...

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Main Authors: Jeanne Sze Lyn Wong, MBBS, MRCPH, Azraai Bahari Nasruddin, MBBCHIR, MRCP, Nalini M. Selveindran, MBBS, MRCPH, Kartikasalwah Abd Latif, MBBS, Fauziah Kassim, MBBS, Sukanya Banerjee Nair, MBBS, Janet Y.H. Hong, MBBS, MRCPH
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2021-05-01
Series:AACE Clinical Case Reports
Subjects:
pituitary mass
primary hypophysitis
suprasellar mass
xanthomatous hypophysitis
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2376060521000183

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