An ectopic posterior pituitary gland is a rare condition and may present with an empty pituitary fossa, hypoplasia or absence of the infundibular stalk and resultant short stature due to growth hormone deficiency. The location of the ectopic lobe can vary, but it is most commonly situated along the median eminence in the floor of the third ventricle. We report a case of an ectopic posterior pit...

Growth hormone deficiency is an important cause of short stature in childhood. it is characterised by low growth velocity in childhood and is diagnosed by stimulation testing. individuals with growth hormone deficiency may have other pituitary hormone deficits in addition to growth hormone deficiency. When multiple pituitary hormone deficiencies are present, abnormal pituitary anatomy, as visua...

Ovulation induction is seldom reported to cause pituitary abnormality and the physiological enlargement of the pituitary gland during pregnancy is asymptomatic. We report a woman who became pregnant after ovulation induction. She had symptomatic pituitary enlargement with a pituitary height of 2 cm on cranial magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in the second trimester. Her symptoms (headache and b...

PURPOSE To determine the MR appearance of the pituitary gland in the early and late postoperative periods in order to distinguish operative complications more effectively and to establish a postoperative baseline. METHODS Ten patients were prospectively studied with MR following transsphenoidal resection of a pituitary tumor. Early postoperative studies were obtained at 2 to 8 days following ...

Clauberg S. (Zentrbl. F. Gyn., 1933, No. 1, p. 47), based on the presence of luteinizing hormone in blood pregnant women anterior lobe pituitary gland, recommends cases uterine bleeding, depending persistence follicles ovary with insufficient development corpus luteum, pour over bleeding about 300-400 cc, sant.

BACKGROUND Transsphenoidal hypophysectomy is one of the treatment strategies in the comprehensive management of dogs with pituitary-dependent hypercortisolism (PDH). OBJECTIVES To describe the influence of pituitary size at time of pituitary gland surgery on long-term outcome. ANIMALS Three-hundred-and-six dogs with PDH. METHODS Survival and disease-free fractions were analyzed and relate...

Secretogranin II (SgII) is a member of the granin family of proteins found in neuroendocrine and endocrine cells. The expression and storage of SgII in the pituitary gland of Old World primates and rodents have been linked with those of luteinizing hormone (LH). However, New World primates including squirrel monkeys do not express LH in the pituitary gland, but rather CG is expressed. If CG tak...

SUMMARY We studied the chronic effect of chemical gases on pituitary-gonad axis of victims of Iran and Irag war. The patients that their poisoning were higher than three years, selected. After clinical evaluation, and role out of systemic disease 168 victims were tested for testosterone, follicular stimulating hormone and leutinizing hormone. Comparison of results control group (n=200) and wi...

IMPORTANCE Extracranial pituitary ectopia is an uncommon finding characterized by all or a portion of the pituitary gland situated in an aberrant location. Often these lesions come to clinical attention only once they begin to function abnormally or increase in size significantly. OBSERVATIONS We describe an incidentally noted, asymptomatic pedunculated nasopharyngeal lesion in a 13-month-old...

In 1932, Pallaske reported a condition in geriatric horses that resulted in a long, curly hair coat and an enlarged pituitary gland [1]. This disease, known as Equine Cushing’s Disease, or re-named as equine pituitary pars intermedia dysfunction (PPID) is now commonly recognized in equine practice, partly because of the increasing geriatric equine population. PPID is a primary problem of the pi...