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Idiopathic granulomatous hypophysitis: clinical and imaging features
M Vasile1, K Marsot-Dupuch, M Kujas
1Service de Radiologie, Hôpital Saint-Antoine, Paris, France.
Neuroradiology
|January 1, 1997
Summary
Idiopathic pituitary granuloma, a rare condition, presents as an intensely enhancing pituitary mass on MRI. Steroid therapy may be effective, potentially avoiding surgery for this disorder.
Area of Science:
- Endocrinology
- Neurology
- Radiology
Background:
- Idiopathic pituitary granuloma is an exceptionally rare disorder.
- It shares similarities with lymphocytic adenohypophysitis.
- Limited documented cases exist in medical literature.