IgG4 hypophysitis - a rare and underdiagnosed cause of pituitary gland and stalk mass-like thickening.

Murphy, Alexandra N; Hannon, Anne Marie; Brett, Francesca M; Agha, Amar; Javadpour, Mohsen; Looby, Seamus

Murphy, Alexandra N; Hannon, Anne Marie; Brett, Francesca M; Agha, Amar; Javadpour, Mohsen; Looby, Seamus.

Affiliation

Murphy AN; Department of Radiology, Mater Misericordiae University Hospital, Dublin, Ireland.
Hannon AM; Department of Endocrinology, Beaumont Hospital, Dublin, Ireland.
Brett FM; Department of Neuropathology, Beaumont Hospital, Dublin, Ireland.
Agha A; Department of Endocrinology, Beaumont Hospital, Dublin, Ireland.
Javadpour M; Department of Neurosurgery, Beaumont Hospital, Dublin, Ireland.
Looby S; Department of Neuroradiology, Beaumont Hospital, Dublin, Ireland.

Br J Neurosurg ; 34(1): 91-93, 2020 Feb.

Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-29291640

Subject(s)

Autoimmune Hypophysitis/pathology; Immunoglobulin G; Pituitary Gland/pathology; Autoimmune Hypophysitis/diagnostic imaging; Biopsy; Female; Humans; Magnetic Resonance Imaging; Middle Aged; Pituitary Function Tests; Pituitary Gland/diagnostic imaging; Tomography, X-Ray Computed

Key words

IgG4; IgG4 related disease (IgG4-RD); IgG4-related hypophysitis; pituitary thickening

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Full text: 1 Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Pituitary Gland / Immunoglobulin G / Autoimmune Hypophysitis Limits: Female / Humans / Middle aged Language: En Journal: Br J Neurosurg Journal subject: NEUROCIRURGIA Year: 2020 Type: Article Affiliation country: Ireland

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