Published 2016 | Version v1
Journal article

Duplication of the pituitary gland - plus syndrome

  • 1. Department of Radiodiagnosis, Military Hospital, Amritsar (India)
  • 2. Department of Radiodiagnosis, Nijjer Scan and Diagnostic Centre, Amritsar (India)

Description

Duplication of the pituitary gland (DPG) is a very rare developmental anomaly that is often associated with other anomalies – the DPG-plus syndrome and occurs due to splitting of the rostral notochord and prechordal plate during blastogenesis. DPG with the constellation of associated anomalies as in our patient has not been reported previously. This article illustrates the importance of imaging the brain in all patients with obvious midline facial anomalies and the complementary role of MRI and CT in such cases

Availability note (English)

Available from http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0971-3026.178361; Available from http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4813062

Additional details

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Indian Journal of Radiology and Imaging - New Series (Print)
Journal Volume
26
Journal Issue
1
Journal Page Range
p. 126-130
ISSN
0971-3026

INIS

Country of Publication
India
Country of Input or Organization
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
INIS RN
47081840
Subject category
S62: RADIOLOGY AND NUCLEAR MEDICINE;
Descriptors DEI
BIOMEDICAL RADIOGRAPHY; NMR IMAGING; PITUITARY GLAND
Descriptors DEC
BODY; DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES; ENDOCRINE GLANDS; GLANDS; MEDICINE; NUCLEAR MEDICINE; ORGANS; RADIOLOGY

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Notes
PMCID: PMC4813062; PMID: 27081236; PUBLISHER-ID: IJRI-26-126; OAI: oai:pubmedcentral.nih.gov:4813062; Copyright: (c) 2016 Indian Journal of Radiology and Imaging