Aspergillous Hypophysitis: A Case Report.
- Author:
Jeana KIM
1
;
Leeso MAENG
;
Je Hoon LEE
;
Kyoung Mee KIM
;
Anhi LEE
;
Chang Suk KANG
Author Information
1. Department of Clinical Pathology, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea. kkmkys@catholic.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Aspergillosis;
Pituitary gland
- MeSH:
Adult;
Amenorrhea;
Aspergillosis;
Aspergillus;
Female;
Galactorrhea;
Granuloma;
Humans;
Hyphae;
Pituitary Gland;
Pituitary Neoplasms;
Pregnancy;
Sella Turcica;
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
- From:Korean Journal of Pathology
2005;39(3):197-199
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Aspergillous hypophysitis is an unusual cause of sella turcica enlargement, and this malady has a clinical presentation as a pituitary tumor, and especially as a pituitary adenoma. We report here on a case of aspergillous hypophysitis that developed in a 37-year-old healthy woman. She first experienced a blurred vision with amenorrhea and galactorrhea. Three months later, the CT scan revealed an intrasellar mass. The patient underwent a transsphenoidal exploration of the sella turcica for a presumed pituitary tumor. Histologically, the pituitary displayed necrotizing granuloma with the acutely branching fungal hyphae of Aspergillus.
