Nagai Kyoko, Sugimoto Hideharu, Kachi Mana, Tanaka Eliko, Kigawa Yasuyoshi, Tadokoro Rie
Department of Radiology, Showa University Fujigaoka Hospital, Kanagawa, Japan.
Department of Radiology, Shinkaminokawa Hospital, Tochigi, Japan.
Radiol Case Rep. 2023 Jul 29;18(10):3553-3559. doi: 10.1016/j.radcr.2023.07.039. eCollection 2023 Oct.
A 38-year-old man who was delivered in a breech position presented with delayed development of secondary sexual characteristics and malaise. He was diagnosed with panhypopituitarism caused by interruption of the pituitary stalk due to perinatal complications. Brain magnetic resonance imaging findings for pituitary stalk interruption syndrome are well-documented; however, reports of the imaging findings of the bones and several organs related to the effects of panhypopituitarism are limited. In this patient with anterior pituitary dysfunction, imaging revealed diverse sequelae, including delayed skeletal maturation, osteopenia, genital atrophy, fatty liver, and adrenal atrophy. Radiologists may find it difficult to discern complex imaging findings unless they are informed of the clinical course of the patient. Therefore, radiologists should coordinate with clinicians to arrive at a diagnosis.
一名38岁臀位分娩的男性出现继发性性征发育延迟和身体不适。他被诊断为围产期并发症导致垂体柄中断引起的全垂体功能减退。垂体柄中断综合征的脑磁共振成像表现已有充分记录;然而,关于全垂体功能减退影响的骨骼和多个器官成像表现的报道有限。在这名患有垂体前叶功能障碍的患者中,影像学检查发现了多种后遗症,包括骨骼成熟延迟、骨质减少、生殖器萎缩、脂肪肝和肾上腺萎缩。放射科医生可能难以辨别复杂的影像学表现,除非他们了解患者的临床病程。因此,放射科医生应与临床医生协作以做出诊断。