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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Indian Journal of Neurosurgery 2017; 06(02): 117-121
DOI: 10.1055/s-0036-1584598
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Ectopic Pituitary Adenoma: Case Report with Review of Literature

Satish Nair
1   ENT-HNS, Apollo Hospitals, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
,
W. V. B. S. Ramalingam
2   ENT-HNS, BLK Hospital, Delhi, India
,
Reena Bharadwaj
3   Department of Pathology, Armed Forces Medical College, Pune, Maharashtra, India
,
Akshat Malik
4   Department of Oncology, TMH, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
,
Rachana Prasad
5   ENT, Command Hospital (EC), Kolkata, West Bengal, India
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09 April 2015

04 April 2016

Publication Date:
14 March 2017 (online)

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Abstract

Ectopic pituitary adenoma (EPA) is a rare presentation first described by Erdheim. Most of the EPAs described in literature occur in the sphenoid sinus or suprasellar region. We describe a case of an EPA originating from the choana presenting as a case of nasal mass along with detailed literature review.

Keywords

ectopic pituitary adenoma - sphenoid sinus - endoscopic excision
 

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