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A pituitary tumour in a medieval skull
Author(s) -
Hacking Peter
Publication year - 1995
Publication title -
international journal of osteoarchaeology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.738
H-Index - 60
eISSN - 1099-1212
pISSN - 1047-482X
DOI - 10.1002/oa.1390050410
Subject(s) - craniopharyngioma , skull , pituitary adenoma , abnormality , lesion , medicine , sphenoid bone , pituitary tumors , pathology , adenoma , anatomy , radiology , psychiatry
Evidence of pituitary tumours in osteoarchaeological material is rare. In the present case, an enlarged pituitary fossa in the sphenoid bone indicated an expanding lesion. There was no evidence of hormonal abnormality, and a non‐secreting adenoma or, less likely, a craniopharyngioma are suggested as probable diagnoses.