Hypophyseal triplication: case report and embryologic considerations

AJNR Am J Neuroradiol. 2009 Aug;30(7):1328-9. doi: 10.3174/ajnr.A1520. Epub 2009 Mar 19.

Abstract

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.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Abnormalities, Multiple / embryology
  • Abnormalities, Multiple / pathology*
  • Craniofacial Abnormalities / embryology
  • Craniofacial Abnormalities / pathology*
  • Humans
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging*
  • Pituitary Gland / abnormalities*
  • Pituitary Gland / embryology
  • Pituitary Gland / pathology*
  • Spine / abnormalities*
  • Spine / embryology
  • Spine / pathology*