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Skull Base 2007; 17(4): 265-268
DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-985195
CASE REPORT

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Clival Pituitary Adenoma with Acromegaly: Case Report and Review of Literature

Harjinder S. Bhatoe1 , Narendra Kotwal2 , Sonia Badwal3
  • 1Department of Neurosurgery, Army Hospital (Research & Referral), Delhi Cantt, New Delhi, India
  • 2Department of Endocrinology, Army Hospital (Research & Referral), Delhi Cantt, New Delhi, India
  • 3Department of Pathology, Army Hospital (Research & Referral), Delhi Cantt, New Delhi, India
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Publication Date:
19 July 2007 (online)

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ABSTRACT

The pituitary develops as a result of complex, intricate, and precise neuro-embryological events in the sixth to eighth weeks of gestation. Some ectopic cell rests can become adenomatous. Rarely, these cell rests in the clivus can be the site of formation of adenoma. Our patient, a 35-year-old parous woman, was being treated for acromegaly, and imaging studies revealed a clival mass lesion. Trans-sphenoidal excision was done and immunohistochemistry revealed the tumor to be a growth hormone-secreting tumor.

KEYWORDS

Acromegaly - clivus - pituitary tumor

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Harjinder S BhatoeM.Ch. 

Department of Neurosurgery, Army Hospital (Research & Referral)

Delhi Cantt 110010, New Delhi, India

Email: hsbhatoe@indiatimes.com

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