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KMID : 0357920050390030197
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Korean Journal of Pathology
2005 Volume.39 No. 3 p.197 ~ p.199
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Aspergillous Hypophysitis - A Case Report -
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Kim Jean-A
Kang Chang-Suk
Maeng Lee-So
Kim Kyoung-Mee
Lee Je-Hoon
Lee An-Hi
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Abstract
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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.
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KEYWORD
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Aspergillosis, Pituitary gland
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