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ea0026p280 | Pituitary | ECE2011

Immunoglobulin G4-related infundibulo-hypophysitis: report of 4 cases and review of the literature

Shimatsu A , Nanba K , Oki Y , Tagami T , Usui T , Naruse M

Inflammatory lesions of the pituitary gland are rarely encountered. Recently, the concept of IgG4-related systemic disease was proposed and several cases associated with infundibulo-hypophysitis were reported. We report 4 additional cases and review the cases in the literature. Case 1: 75-year-old female had diabetes insipidus due to infundibulo-neurohypophysitis for 25 years and chronic thyroiditis. She developed obstructive jaundice and surgery showed autoimmune pancreatitis...