Granulomatous hypophysitis: presentation and MRI appearance

J Clin Neurosci. 2006 Dec;13(10):1062-6. doi: 10.1016/j.jocn.2005.11.046.

Abstract

Granulomatous hypophysitis (GrHy) is a relatively rare inflammatory disease compared with lymphocytic hypophysitis. Only a few cases with magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) findings have been reported to date. We describe the MRI findings for two patients with GrHy with unusual histories and clinical outcomes.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Decompression, Surgical
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Encephalitis / pathology*
  • Encephalitis / physiopathology
  • Female
  • Granuloma / pathology*
  • Granuloma / physiopathology
  • Headache / etiology
  • Headache / pathology
  • Headache / physiopathology
  • Humans
  • Hypopituitarism / etiology
  • Hypopituitarism / pathology
  • Hypopituitarism / physiopathology
  • Lymphocytes / pathology
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Male
  • Neurosurgical Procedures
  • Pituitary Diseases / etiology
  • Pituitary Diseases / pathology*
  • Pituitary Diseases / physiopathology
  • Pituitary Gland / pathology*
  • Pituitary Gland / physiopathology
  • Telencephalon / microbiology
  • Telencephalon / pathology
  • Tuberculosis, Central Nervous System / complications
  • Tuberculosis, Central Nervous System / pathology