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Year : 1999  |  Volume : 45  |  Issue : 3  |  Page : 81-3  

MR imaging in children with ectopic pituitary gland and anterior hypopituitarism.

D Patkar, T Patankar, A Krishnan, S Prasad, J Shah, J Limdi 
 Department of Radiology, Dr Balabhai Nanavati Hospital, Mumbai, India., India

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D Patkar
Department of Radiology, Dr Balabhai Nanavati Hospital, Mumbai, India.
India

Posterior pituitary ectopia refers to an absent normal posterior pituitary bright spot within the sella with ectopic bright signal at another site (such as the median eminence) on a weighted magnetic resonance. We describe two children with idiopathic anterior hypopituitarism who showed an ectopic posterior pituitary and absent pituitary stalk on imaging. We emphasize the association of the absent pituitary stalk in ectopic pituitary gland and low growth hormone levels.


How to cite this article:
Patkar D, Patankar T, Krishnan A, Prasad S, Shah J, Limdi J. MR imaging in children with ectopic pituitary gland and anterior hypopituitarism. J Postgrad Med 1999;45:81-3


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Patkar D, Patankar T, Krishnan A, Prasad S, Shah J, Limdi J. MR imaging in children with ectopic pituitary gland and anterior hypopituitarism. J Postgrad Med [serial online] 1999 [cited 2023 Sep 24 ];45:81-3
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