On some morphological changes in the nasopharynx in connection with the pituitary syndrome, Curchod (Schweiz, med. Wchnschr. 58; 537, 1928)

Curchod emphasizes the fact that the epithelial lobe of the pituitary gland develops from the ectodermal pharyngeal pocket, therefore the pituitary gland is in relation to the morphological development of the nose and nasal appendages. He describes a case of acromegaly in a 21-year-old woman, 65 kgm weight, 65 inches tall.