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. 1997 Jul;4(3):360-3.
doi: 10.1016/s0967-5868(97)90108-9.

Ectopic pituitary fossa thyroid tissue

Q Malone  1 , J Conn, M Gonzales, A Kaye, P Coleman
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Ectopic pituitary fossa thyroid tissue

Q Malone et al. J Clin Neurosci. 1997 Jul.

Abstract

Developmental anomalies of the thyroid gland may result in ectopic glandular tissue. We report a unique case of ectopic thyroid tissue within the pituitary fossa and sphenoid sinus, associated with a lingual thyroid gland. The aetiology of this ectopic tissue is postulated to be ascent of primitive thyroid endoderm at the time of formation of Rathke's pouch.

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