Open AccessEosinophilic Granuloma Mimicking a Pituitary Tumor
Author(s) -
Richard H. Goodman,
Kalmon D. Post,
Mark E. Molitch,
Lester S. Adelman,
L. Reed Altemus,
H Johnston
Publication year - 1979
Publication title -
neurosurgery/neurosurgery online
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.485
H-Index - 34
eISSN - 1081-1281
pISSN - 0148-396X
DOI - 10.1227/00006123-197912000-00015
Subject(s) - medicine , eosinophilic granuloma , hypopituitarism , diplopia , pathology , granuloma , differential diagnosis , eosinophilic , histiocyte , pituitary gland , pituitary tumors , surgery , hormone
The authors present the case report of a patient in whom hypopituitarism, diplopia, and visual field defects were due to eosinophilic granuloma. Radiographic studies were suggestive of a pituitary tumor and subsequent histological evaluation showed replacement of the anterior pituitary by histiocytic cells. Eosinophilic granuloma should be included in the differential diagnosis of an intrasellar mass.