Iqbal Muhammad Ashraf, Jamal Shahid, Luqman Muhammad, Mamoon Nadira
Department of Histopathology, Armed Forces Institute of Pathology, Rawalpindi.
J Coll Physicians Surg Pak. 2004 Nov;14(11):685-6.
Granulomatous inflammation of the pituitary gland is a rare disease that mimics non-functioning pituitary adenoma. Its incidence is high in middle aged and elderly women. Two such cases of histopathologically confirmed granulomatous hypophysitis are reported which presented with clinical and radiological impression of pituitary adenoma.
垂体肉芽肿性炎症是一种罕见疾病,酷似无功能垂体腺瘤。其发病率在中老年女性中较高。本文报告两例经组织病理学确诊的肉芽肿性垂体炎病例,这两例病例在临床和影像学上均表现为垂体腺瘤。