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ea0099p139 | Pituitary and Neuroendocrinology | ECE2024

Pitfalls in diagnosis of the pituitary stalk lesion: infundibulo-neurohypophysitis or germ cell tumor?

Raia Salvatore , Giampietro Antonella , Tartaglione Tommaso , Caldarella Carmelo , Rigante Mario , Gessi Marco , Lauretti Liverena , Mattogno Pierpaolo , De Marinis Laura , Olivi Alessandro , Pontecorvi Alfredo , Doglietto Francesco , Bianchi Antonio , Chiloiro Sabrina

Introduction: Infundibulo-neurohypophysitis (INH) is an uncommon inflammatory disorder. Because of the location of inflammation, it selectively affects the neuropituitary and pituitary stalk. The differential diagnosis remains often challenging with neoplastic lesions, such as germ cell neoplasia, Langerhans cell histiocytosis, Erdheim-Chester Disease, metastasis. Our clinical case is emblematic for pitfalls in diagnosis of the pituitary stalk lesionCase...