Pituitary stone: a case report and review of the literature.

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Pituitary stone: a case report and review of the literature.

Turk Neurosurg. 2014;24(6):967-73

Authors: Tanriover N, Kucukyuruk B, Hatipoglu E, Comunoglu N

Abstract
A 39-year-old male without any significant complaints or symptoms presented with a calcified lesion located at the sellar region. Total removal of the lesion has been achieved via an endoscopic endonasal transsphenoidal approach. Histopathological examination of the lesion revealed a pituitary stone. This report describes the first pituitary stone formed within a plurihormonal pituitary adenoma and also differs from previous studies in means of chosen surgical method that is the first endoscopic approach to a pituitary stone. Additionally, by reviewing previous cases, a classification has been proposed and possible pathophysiological mechanisms behind this rare entity have been discussed.

PMID: 25448218 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

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