RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Hypophyseal Triplication: Case Report and Embryologic Considerations
JF American Journal of Neuroradiology
JO Am. J. Neuroradiol.
FD American Society of Neuroradiology
SP 1328
OP 1329
DO 10.3174/ajnr.A1520
VO 30
IS 7
A1 Manara, R.
A1 Citton, V.
A1 Rossetto, M.
A1 Padoan, A.
A1 D’Avella, D.
YR 2009
UL http://www.ajnr.org/content/30/7/1328.abstract
AB SUMMARY: Hypophyseal triplication is malformation that has not been described previously. We present a child with midline abnormalities who underwent epignathus excision at birth. Brain MR imaging revealed 2 paired lateral pituitary glands and an oval midline gland, each with an independent stalk, connected to a thickened third ventricle floor. Because malformations represent a failure in embryogenesis, this case may provide interesting clues on the normal development of the hypophysis.