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Case Reports
. 2000 Jun-Jul;21(6):1116-8.

Posterior pituitary ectopia: another hint toward a genetic etiology

D Maintz  1 , G Benz-Bohm, A Gindele, E Schönau, R Pfäffle, K Lackner
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Posterior pituitary ectopia: another hint toward a genetic etiology

D Maintz et al. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol. 2000 Jun-Jul.

Abstract

We report the MR and clinical findings of two patients with growth hormone deficiency and posterior pituitary ectopia (PPE). Possible causes of PPE are discussed.

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PPE in an 8-year-old boy depicted by T1-weighted (450/20) sagittal (A) and coronal (B) MR images. PPE is represented by a suprasellar bright spot of 4.5-mm diameter. Note the hypoplastic pituitary stalk (small arrow) and hypoplastic anterior pituitary gland (large arrows)
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fig 2.
PPE in a 5-year-old boy depicted by T1-weighted (400/14) sagittal MR images before (A) and after (B) contrast medium administration (courtesy of Dr. U. Müller-Lung, Cologne). PPE is represented by two suprasellar bright spots of 2.5-mm diameter each. Note the hypoplastic, enhancing anterior pituitary gland (large arrows). The hypoplastic pituitary stalk is only visible after contrast medium application (small arrow)
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