Granulomatous hypophysitis--an interesting and rare cause mimicking pituitary mass.

Mehndiratta, M MPhul, PSingh, A KGarg, SBali, Renu2007-09-072009-05-312007-09-072009-05-312007-09-07Mehndiratta MM, Phul P, Singh AK, Garg S, Bali R. Granulomatous hypophysitis--an interesting and rare cause mimicking pituitary mass. Journal of the Association of Physicians of India. 2007 Sep; 55(): 653-4http://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/94850Idiopathic granulomatous hypophysitis is a rare entity. The usual clinical presentation is that of an expanding mass lesion with varying degree of hypopituitarism. This patient described presented to us with severe headache along with panhypopituitarism and post-operative diabetes insipidus.engAdultDiabetes InsipidusDiagnosis, DifferentialFemaleGranuloma --diagnosisHeadacheHumansPituitary Diseases --diagnosisPituitary Gland --pathologyPituitary Neoplasms --diagnosisGranulomatous hypophysitis--an interesting and rare cause mimicking pituitary mass.Case Reports