Ectopic Intrasphenoidal Growth Hormone Releasing Pituitary Adenoma Associated with an Intracranial Aneurysm

• Published in: Asian journal of neurosurgery Vol. 19; no. 3; pp. 520 - 525
• Main Authors: Cifuentes-Lobelo, Hernando, Castañeda-Duarte, Marcelo A., Ruiz-Diaz, Diego, Cortes-Lozano, William
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: India Thieme Medical and Scientific Publishers Pvt. Ltd 01.09.2024
• Subjects: Case Report; acromegaly; ectopic; adenoma; pituitary gland; sphenoid sinus; hypophyseal fossa

Pituitary adenomas are a type of of the most frequent intracranial tumors. These tumors can extend outside the sella, but very rarely originate ectopically to the sellar region. A 71-year-old patient presented to our institution, with prior clinical history of noncontrolled arterial hypertension and...