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Ectopic pituitary adenoma in the sphenoid causing Nelson's syndrome

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 June 2007

Francisco Esteban ,
Isabel Ruiz-Avila ,
Ricardo Vilchez ,
Carolina Gamero ,
Mercedes Gomez  and
Antonio Mochon
Francisco Esteban*
Affiliation:
Servicio de Otorrinolaringología, Hospital Universitario ‘Virgen de las Nieves’, Sevilla
Isabel Ruiz-Avila
Affiliation:
Departamento de Anatomía Patológica, Universidad de Granada, Granada.
Ricardo Vilchez
Affiliation:
Servicio de Endocrinología, Hospital Universitario ‘Virgen de las Nieves’, Granada.
Carolina Gamero
Affiliation:
Servicio de Otorrinolaringología, Hospital Universitario ‘Virgen de las Nieves’, Granada.
Mercedes Gomez
Affiliation:
Departamento de Anatomía Patológica, Universidad de Granada, Granada.
Antonio Mochon
Affiliation:
Servicio de Otorrinolaringología, Hospital Universitario ‘Virgen de las Nieves’, Granada.
*
Address for correspondence: Professor F. Esteban, Servicio de ORL, Hospital Universitario ‘Virgen de Valme’, Ctra. de Cádiz s/n, 41014 Sevilla, Spain.
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Abstract

An ectopic functioning pituitary in the sphenoid is an extremely rare occurrence, and even rarer is pituitary adenoma causing symptoms of Nelson's syndrome. A case is presented of a young female diagnosed and treated in our clinic. The only functioning hypophyseal tissue was detected inside the sphenoid, as the pituitary gland had been radiated because of Cushing's syndrome 10 years before and imaging studies revealed an empty sella.

Keywords

AdenomaPituitary gland, anteriorSphenoid sinusNelson's syndrome
Type
Clinical Records
Information
The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 111 , Issue 6 , June 1997 , pp. 565 - 567
Copyright
Copyright © JLO (1984) Limited 1997

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